Ayemon continued his narration as if he didn't notice Aldrich's doubts.
"It's not like Crestmasters get a bad deal, most Crestmaster could pay off their debts in a few short years. At least most of them won't be debt ridden for more than five years.
Being sponsored by a noble house is a blessing that people kill for, Crestmasters that show great potential get married into those families. It's not an exaggeration to say that they have assured their line's prosperity for a few generations, in a way."
Indeed, there were more than one way to look at this issue, and most of the time the Crestmasters don't lose out. Otherwise there would be many more Crestmasters that turn adventurers.
But of course, paying off debt while risking life and limb or paying debt while being pampered by the nobles were two different things. So what if it took a few more years? As long as they had a life they could wait!
But what if they died? Then everything was over.
