A Small Proposal

"I'm unable to leave?" Valyr frowned at the man's words, only for him to frown deeper as Noel nodded at his question.

"Unfortunately." The old man let out a faint sigh, understanding what the young man was feeling at that moment. After all, he'd already seen multiple people break down the moment they heard the same thing from him.

Closing his eyes for a bit as he pondered over the man's words, Valyr eventually began to scratch the back of his head as he asked him for further clarification. "When they say I can't leave, did they mean it literally?"

"Or can I still use the leave afforded to me as someone who took the path of a mercenary?"

"Well, you could still use the leave without any problems," replied Noel, which immediately reduced the amount of stress Valyr felt.

Though, that all quickly came crashing back the moment the old man continued speaking.