Gabriel listens knight commander's words and he nods and replies; "I agree such document is needed to legalizes your actions. As said however we need conceal the actual fact of the transfer from protectors and they have resources outside from the king's army and so have their own informants and spies. Doing this openly endangers any hostages they have and also allows protectors prepare for arrest and attacks.<br/><br/>How sounds we make the document right now, signed by me, king and all attended knights and place date on document and seal it up. Once nobles or anyone who objects your actions we can unseal the document and show it has been written today and since today you have been king's knights officially, only that it has not been announced which is formality itself not anyway part of legalization process.<br/><br/>Example of this case exists in around two hundred years ago when former king's guard was slaughtered to last man in defense of the king in a war, so king recruited from champions from king's army to reform new order of knights and he only used recruit document to do so. Actual announcement and blessing ceremony was done four months after war was over." Gabriel turns to Michael and adds; "Assuming you highness is willing to write such document now before the departure. I am sure duke has scribe which we can loan to make document legit and ask scribe be silent about it for while at least."