Chapter 248: Chapter 248. Merit

He remembered Bailey mentioning something about Lindsey's father.

'So her father is none other than Commander Quintus. His Knight Commander rank should be enough to deter a Magistrate if he wanted to put in a word. This also explained how the Commander was not as rude as in their first encounter,' Jack thought.

Quintus could feel Jack's relaxation after knowing that he will help him. He said, "You will still need to deal with their harassment due to this incident. I can't say in what form it will come. The worst is if they send an assassin against you. How would you deal with that with your limited power? If you were already a high-ranking noble, something could have been done, but you have just joined our faction. There is a limit to the protection that I can give you"

"Don't worry, as long as they can't do anything to me in the open, I should be able to manage it."