Not sure if I can make it. However I will say this, as a grunt I have seen very little personal benefit to participation in Auroria. Our allies purple on us and the rest of the server does too for helping them. So if we get called up to go there again, there needs to be some tangible benefits for our time.
Our only allies currently and for the most part have only ever been PD; anyone else we have ever helped has always just been a one time thing, with no change in our diplomatic stance afterwards (ie. business as usual.)
As for Auroria, I do agree with you, when we are "Mercd Out" we should expect some sort of compensation for our troubles; however, there are members who would like to be involved in the actual sieges and the only way to do that currently (thanks to limited castles and 3 week wait times) is to jump on with whomever wants our help for some siege fun. Participation is not required and is completely voluntary in these situations.
If people do inquire about us helping them as a guild effort, we will definitely seek compensation for ALL of those involved.