"This is Zhang Gui, my...subordinate. This is my pet mount. Although it looks ferocious, it's human-friendly. As long as you don't offend it, it will not hurt you. Liu Xing, make an arrangement for them. This thunder hawk will eat over 30 kg's raw flesh and 5 vials of all-purpose medicament per day on the airboat..."
In the public, Zhang Gui was Zhang Tie's subordinate.
Subordinate was an ambiguous concept, which could be a domestic general, a myrmidon, a servant or an employee. Although Zhang Gui's real identity was Zhang Tie's servant, Zhang Tie wouldn't treat him as his servant in the public as it was meaningless to be that flamboyant. Even though Zhang Gui as a knight would like to be his pious servant, it was still too eye-catching in Youzhou Province. Few elders in top clans of Taixia Country could enjoy such a luxurious treatment. For instance, Uncle Zhong was Lord Guangnan's myrmidon; instead of his servant...
