114 Servan (1/2)
The next day was the day of the meeting with Celine Lefair, so after school had finished Ivan hurried back home. Not long after, a young lady pushed a wheelchair in.
On the wheelchair sat the old looking woman Celine Lefair. When they saw her being lead in by the housekeeper, Lara and Ivan stood up to greet her.
”Thank you for coming. We are really grateful that you are willing to help us.”, Lara opened the conversation after they had exchanged their greetings.
Celine hurriedly waved off her thanks, ”Don't. It is me who should be thankful.”, then before it could escalate into a party of everyone trying to push their gratefulness around she continued, ”Let's just talk about how we should proceed. Lucia, give me the folder please.”
Her daughter pulled out a thin folder out of her backpack and put it onto the table. ”Here, mom.”
”This is a contract I have prepared. I hope you will accept this one, instead of the one you have prepared.”, she then said to Lara.
Lara didn't say anything. She only picked up the folder and read carefully through the contract. Ivan, on the other hand, had no interest in the contract and was instead willing to let his wife handle it. After she had finished reading the contract Lara looked at Celine in surprise.
”This is quite an extreme contract.”
”I know, but believe me it is necessary.”
”Well, it isn't like it is bad for us, so I don't see a problem with it. Do you want to sign it now?”
When she heard the question, Celine nodded happily. She had expected the other side to agree, but when it happened she still could barely suppress her happiness. Finally, she could recover. Finally, she could get rid of this old body.
She then pulled out a small blade and made a cut on her finger, letting a drop of blood drop down on the contract. This was one of the changes she had made to the standard concubine contract. Unlike the others which could just be signed with ink, this one had to be signed with blood giving willingly by the involved parties.
Next, it was Lara's turn to drop a drop of blood on the contract. She did it in the capacity of the main wife. Then it was Ivan's turn, who through the whole conversation hadn't said anything. He too, without any hesitation, let a drop of his blood fall onto the contract.
<< Congratulations, you have gained your first Blood Bound Servant >>
For maybe the first time the System directly followed up the announcement with a short description of what a Blood Bound Servant was.
<< Blood Bound Servant
A servant who has bound itself to a master through a voluntary blood contract. This contract gives all the power to the master, while also imposing a few duties on the master, which are mostly related to the well being of the servant. This form of contract will be inherited by all bloodline carriers and as such is a decision for further generations as well.
Unlike slave contracts, the servant keeps most of its basic freedom. It has the right to refuse orders, which are not explicitly enforced through the Blood Seal. This contract is a common method of binding a servant family to the main family.
The duties of the master consist of:
- Taking care of daily necessities.
- Defending the servant against external threats, as long as the own safety isn't compromised.
- Strengthening the servant as long as it isn't at the cost of the own growth.
Not fulfilling these duties will be punished by the System after a warning.
Certain actions against the servant family are frowned upon but aren't directly punished:
- Raping or torturing
- Killing without reason
- Using the servant for experiments that leave lasting damage
The following actions are forbidden and will be punished by the System:
- Selling a servant
- Destroying a servants soul without reason
Duties of the servant:
- Following the master's orders, which are enforced by the Blood Seal