Fiel von Steinhof, the man destined to lead the future of Steinhof, the renowned swordsmanship family, was a remarkable talent who had shown ability in many fields, and he had displayed outstanding skill as vice commander of the Gale Knights as well.
The grand duke had named Fiel and Ulrich as the men he needed to rebuild the Imperial Knights and the Grand Duke's Guard. Ulrich had mentioned there was a position the grand duke had promised him, and it was one of these two.
In effect, my subordinates were being taken from me, but Fiel was, after all, the legitimate heir of Steinhof, so his standing was never such that I could claim him as a vassal noble in the first place.
I'd known the day would come when he would leave, but I never expected it to come this suddenly. I wondered whether Fiel, recuperating in Feuzen, would be happy or sad when he heard the news.
