Chapter 263: Their First Council
"Once a month?" Irene asked in disbelief.
"Yes," Arthur confirmed. "Once per month, the two of you ought to consider holding council with the few knights left in the north to see if your priorities are still the same. Without a commander, you’re going to be like a body walking without a head. This will ensure that all of you are seeing eye-to-eye."
Irene exchanged a glance with Felix. They had already summoned the other knights for a council, but they didn’t realize they should make it a more prevalent aspect of their organization.
Before they could meet, they had requested her father’s presence to decide how to move forward without a commander since Duke Arlen hadn’t been active for a long time. Since he was the former second in command, it was important to have his advice. However, they didn’t expect him to say they should meet with the knights so frequently.
At that moment, Irene realized that the knights met with one another far more than she realized as an apprentice. It was really no wonder the apprentices had so much busywork while the knights were strategizing.
"It’s just like it was on the battlefield, except now it’s more obvious to us," Felix mused. "I didn’t realize just how in sync the knights are with one another until they were always off at all hours strategizing and discussing various things."
"Much harder to keep three different knighthoods in order like that," Arthur agreed. "And you were part of these meetings, Sir Felix, correct?"
He was going to force the new knights to get used to their titles, whether they liked it or not.
"Correct," Felix confirmed. "Back when they were treating me as a knight, just without any of the benefit."
"Only the burden," Arthur acknowledged. "Of course. Now I ought to depart, or your mother is going to get worried. I wrote her two days ago saying I would leave shortly."
The former knight stood from where he had been having breakfast with his daughter and Felix. He reached for their bowls.