Even serial killers in prison like Ivan Milat converse with deluded female fans who read about them and send marriage proposals.
It's just a biological survival mechanism, and there is nothing strange about this.
Conquering soldiers have a lot to offer a girl, especially a soldier who has rank and can most likely offer all sorts of inducements.
I leave you with this legendary folk saying that ''if and unless the lion writes its own story, the story of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter''.