Volume 12: Magic Flame Burning Fiercely, Chapter 18: Tamber Fortress

Rebry was taken aback, clearly not expecting the seemingly rough leader of the high seas to ask such a question. Glancing at Solonberg, whose expression remained indifferent, Rebry said, "Hayreddin, our Lord here is more complex than you might think. The reason Solonberg and I follow him isn't something that can be explained in a word or two. Indeed, Solonberg and I are not exactly his subordinates. If we must define our relationship, you could roughly call us guests and friends."

Nodding with only partial understanding, Hayreddin was of course aware that the Lord he now followed was no simple man. Traveling from the distant Caucasus to Bohemia, and even planning to visit the Rosenborg Jellyfish Kingdom—these things hardly sounded like the acts of a noble lord. Moreover, the Lord was personally involved in these perilous adventures. Such confidence, wasn't it a style in itself?