Gernia vs RotE *spoilers all Hobb books*

[Nuytsia]

not to mention his simple cottage life that saw him unable to offer Chade a teacup without a chip in it (has nothing to do with it but why am I suddenly thinking of Kennit’s teacups from Others Island ?!).

And why am I suddenly thinking it's time for me to buy new crockery?

First of all he is raised to be a soldier, which is according to a book I read derived from the life of a hunter, which stands in direct conflict with nature. In fact, this book claimed that one of the reasons that humanity can do the atrocities it does, is because of the hunter's fight with nature, and the resulting feelings of guild and shame.

Ok I guess I'm off topic, but that sounds like an interesting book. Is it saying that the solider is in direct conflict with nature, or the hunter? (or both)
Hard to think of a hunter in direct conflict with nature? (like, a lot of nature IS hunting.....)