Riu was wary of whoever was waiting on the other side of the door. Luckily, his strange slave knight seemed to make up for her oddities by taking his orders very seriously. She also prioritized safety by guarding with her shield when she opened the door. From Riu's position, he could just make out Larea and some other man with red hair. From Sigrun's babbling, he quickly figured out that this was the Knight's previous employer... And her current employer, as he'd allowed her to keep her previous occupation when he enslaved her.<br/><br/>Sigrun's employer seemed like he didn't know how to deal with his own guard. Indeed, it seemed to Riu like Sigrun must have been a body guard for this man, too, as he gave off more of a scholarly feel than that of a warrior.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Hm... An apprenticeship to a scholar would work better with my skill set. But this is a traveling scholar who finds it necessary to have a body guard. The inn is much safer... I will reserve my final decision until I know more. But because Sigrun works for both of us, I may have to follow if I want to keep her.</span><br/><br/>"Sigrun," Riu offered, "You guarded me while I slept, opened the door so I could see who our visitors are, and I am not currently under attack. All of my conditional orders have been followed to completion. You may acknowledge the order of your original master."<br/><br/>The young boy stood up and came to the door. "My apologies, sir, but I've taken your knight as my slave. She has also accepted my two friends as masters, although they haven't accepted her as their slave. I allowed her to keep up her previous employment, so she still works for you. However, as my slave, her life belongs to me, while only her service belongs to you, and thus my orders are superior to yours." It was worded as an explanation for this scholarly man, but really most of it was for Sigrun. With this, she might become easier to control in relation to her other "masters." If she was even listening, that was.<br/><br/>"So, is there anything else?" He was acting like the dominant party, but inside, Riu was worried that this man might become angry or violent. He had no combat ability, so he had to do his best to avoid conflict, while keeping this slave he'd conveniently acquired.