"I understand what you mean, but this matter will eventually become known to others."
Tres took a puff from his pipe, a habit he had developed over the course of his eight years undercover. The Inspector Knight shook his head slightly, "Although the Marquis is not a Great Knight, he is also a major faction within our Knight Order. There's nothing to hide. Though departments must maintain secrecy, at least internally it should be clear who belongs to whom."
"You're right,"
Ian sighed, with no intention of disputing what Tres said.
Within the Knight Order of Inspectorate, the power distribution was such that the chief and two vice-chiefs were the highest authority. Below them, various Great Knights of the Third Energy Level pledged allegiance, and under the Great Knights, there were squads, attendants, and Apprentices.
