The Rover family had pulled enough weight to land Amber a Quasi-Royal Knight title — no critical conditions attached, duties entirely optional, a knight only when she chose to be. She would be at Scar's side wherever he went, no exceptions.
Excessive, considering Scar was older than her and was perfectly capable of looking after himself, but Amber hadn't objected, and Scar had accepted before anyone could make it complicated.
Though when he thought about it, Dain had killed her father. Wanting some form of revenge wasn't just natural, it was expected. Amber hadn't put that into words herself, but Scar wouldn't have opposed it if she had. He understood that particular motivation better than most.
Their lives were bound together in a way that went beyond blood, Amber's oath had seen to that. If Scar died, she forfeited her life.
There was no casual version of that kind of tie.
