*Family.*

Just hearing the word warmed their hearts.

No noble had ever used such language to recruit talent. For them, administrators were disposable, mere tools to be used and discarded at will.

Unless someone had sworn loyalty and served for years, hearing such words was out of the question.

But here was the steward of Fenris Territory, calling them family even before they began their work, as though extending a hand to walk together forever.

The thought of joining this "family-like territory" filled the students with overwhelming excitement.

Marlon, too, held the contract in his hand, fighting back tears.

*Mom, …