"I won't deny you help, either way. We won't get into the particulars of oath-taking at the moment, but if you're ever cornered and you do swear to me, anyone who has a quarrel with you would have to come through me--if you come to me, your liege lord, for protection. And I would have to do everything in my power to help you, and investigate the problem. As for what would be different if you took oath, it would give me the power to serve as a sort of liaison, diplomat, judge and jury, whatever you need. I can even station Ivan as your bodyguard. And I can release you from your oaths at any time."
He pauses, feeling rather like a madman for offering up his de facto heir as a hypothetical bodyguard when, if anything, the reverse should be true. It would be, back home.
"It's not perfect, and it may not even be sufficient, but it's what I can offer."
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Date: 2012-08-23 06:02 am (UTC)From:He pauses, feeling rather like a madman for offering up his de facto heir as a hypothetical bodyguard when, if anything, the reverse should be true. It would be, back home.
"It's not perfect, and it may not even be sufficient, but it's what I can offer."