Sacred Haven of Debauchery

Did you hire forest archers in mercenary tents?

I really don't like the limitation on leveling up Lambert in the missions. I really want to explore every corner of the map, carefully leveling up the captain of the guard... but instead, I have to follow the storyline -_-

Yes, I hired archers from mercenaries - first one, then I realized it was a super warrior, and then a second one. (I always try to max out Leadership).
Yes, it's bad that the main character is forced to go through "corridors" - there is no freedom of choice. And it's also bad that there is no need for secondary heroes, and there is no incentive to conquer neutral castles.