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”I Clarise former Knight Commander of the Custodians of Iron, wish to formally join your group.” Clarise declared while looking at Raymond. Her confidence and the dignified way she spoke made it quite hard to reject her. When Raymond was about to respond Daniel interrupted him.
”Big sis, if you join what will you do about being a knight commander?”
”Weren't you listening, I already said I'll quit.”
”You do know you can't just do that big sis. Unlike us, knight apprentices who can just disappear and people will think we died in a mission. You, on the other hand, are important to the kingdom. If you disappear they'll send out a search party.”
”Like I said I'm going to quit, I'm not going to fake my death. I'll head back to the stronghold and I'll quit the normal way by resigning from my post.”
”If you do that they'll ask you questions and you can't just say you quit because you want to join a different organization. If you did that they'll find out about the Guild and things might get worse from there.” Daniel responded very worriedly to his sister.
”There's nothing they can do about it. If I want to quit that's my own decision. If they want to stop me then they need to kill me.”
”I'm afraid that's what they would actually do to you... Then what about dad and mom, if you quit the whole family will be dragged down.” Daniel wasn't that worried about the notion of dying since if Clarise joins the guild, she would also gain the undying body and be able to revive after a period of time. Daniel was more worried about the people back home. Their dad was a simple baron and he was relatively poor. While their mom was just the third daughter of another baron.
Daniel's older siblings weren't also doing that great, and at the moment they were using Clarise's status as a knight to expand on the tiny bit of land they had.
”The moment I turned eighteen they already discarded me. If I didn't have the talent with the sword they would've given me as some kind of merchandise to some noble son with too much libido. You know the only reason I even tolerate that family is because of you little bro. But now that you're also out of their grasp I don't care what happens to them.”
Hearing Clarise's answer Daniel understood what she meant. Their father and mother weren't exactly the paragons of parenthood, there was even some debate if they should even be called parents. The same could be said for their eldest brother and eldest sister, who only cared about themselves. But the people that work in the manor do not deserve to fall with those scum. As if reading his mind Clarise spoke to Daniel.
”Do not worry about those that work under them. I already have a plan for them. Just trust in this big sis of yours.” Clarise gave her little brother a reassuring smile.