Chapter 22: The First Crest
"This used to have just the Ividaya family crest—the tulip flower. I slapped a wyvern claw on top of it as my new family emblem."
Thane looked at the twisted threads and shrugged: "The village women busted their butts making it overnight. The stitching’s pretty rough, but you can tell what it is."
Noble kids who didn’t inherit the family fortune could redesign their own family crests after getting their own territory.
If they had beef with the family, they could start completely from scratch.
But usually they’d just tweak the original family crest.
Thane didn’t have strong feelings one way or the other about the Ividaya family, but he hadn’t burned any bridges with Earl Ividaya, so he just added some new flair to the original design.
Mainly because it was easier that way.
"This is your first family crest?"
Maxim took the leather pouch with both hands, his fingers shaking a little.
"This is way too valuable!"
Whatever was stuffed in that pouch, this gift meant way more than its actual price tag.