 When finally arrangements for payment were made, the mistrust between the mercenaries and their employer helped to kindle the war.The native African Libyans, the largest contingent of the 'mercenaries', objected to being paid last while their comrades had been shipped home.Fear had spread that this might be a Carthaginian trap to exterminate them without payment and save their silver, after having crippled their army of the specialized supportive arms units.