This young attendant bore a striking resemblance to Butler Reed, yet Jason had never seen him before.
"Jason, this is little Reed."
"The son of Butler Reed."
"My personal manservant and attendant."
Gerard introduced the young man with more than a passing mention, unlike the other attendants.
It showed that the latter was different from the others.
In fact, by virtue of his father being the butler and his role as Gerard's personal servant and attendant, it had long been destined that he would take over his father's position as the butler.
Put simply, when Reed retired due to old age, the other would be the next butler for the ruler of Hans Port.
Such practices were quite common in noble families.
Especially for the lords with their own lands, it was almost regarded as part of the inheritance.
A master-servant relationship that lasted either a hundred or even several hundred years was far more solid than others could believe.
