Early on, Zafir said his goodbyes to the people in Alistair as well as his maids and butlers that took care of his mansion and assisted him with the work there.
His most loyal and closest butlers, his Head Butler and his younger twin brother had promised to follow him wherever he went.
Zafir told them that he might not even be a noble but they still wanted to follow him. As such, they let him do as they please.
His squire as well. Zafir had set his squire free but the latter also swore to follow him to Alvarez since he had already sworn to follow him for life.
He was happy and touched that they trusted in him so much that they were willing to follow despite the fact that he might never return to Valyenor again and their future was unsure.
Money was not an issue since Zafir had saved up a lot. But what he feared was what the future had in store for them in the Alvarez Kingdom.