"So, you don't need to hire me as the guardian knight for the Habus family, some things are just as much my duty to undertake," he stated.
"Don't forget, Meister is also my hometown," he reminded her.
Unquestionably, the terms Cleya offered were extremely generous, richer indeed than those usually afforded even to guardian knights of ordinary marquis families.
But by then, Rein was no longer the young servant who once aspired to advancement solely within the confines of the Habsburg estate.
At that moment, the idea of becoming the guardian knight for the Habus family or that of any other great noble lacked appeal, feeling instead like a new set of shackles.
After all, according to the contract of a guardian knight, once the family was in danger, he had to rush to their aid.
Now, the only family Rein had agreed to protect was the Crowley family, where the fair Lady Jennifer resided.
