Raine’s Deputy

In order to do this, they had to be able to offer the basics—decent food, decent shelter, and a way to sustain a living. She also had to ensure that the territory was safe—and this meant handling stray town-level monsters coming their way. 

At the top of her mind, one way was to attract mercenary teams to build a base in her territory. That said, she'd have to be on a lookout for the good ones with some integrity.

Anyway, this was just the tip of the iceberg and she was already overworked as it was. 

"I'm planning on promoting Esias as my Deputy," she said, making the two men look at her in surprise. 

For deputy, it wasn't that she didn't consider them. Rather, they asked her to reconsider because they could barely handle their own work—let alone take in bigger responsibilities. 

The two of them took on Elder roles in separate concerns.