The king crossed his arms, it was true that Orenius had served faithfully for many years, if his loyalty were to break, there would be no hope for all the forces in the king's army. Though he wondered what a single knight would be able to do against the small army that Alister was starting to assemble. Regardless, it wasn't like Orenius was a vital piece of the army, to the king, he was every example of the term 'expendable'. Worst case scenario, a single knight dies, best case, Alister is returned from his little break out.<br/><br/>He nodded to the knight.<br/>"Permission granted"