Dam, this MC surprises me at certain times. Thats some hardcore shit to do to yourself :/. I imagine his knight girl will flip if she saw him in that state ? probably break through many levels ups.
@Kaarme yeah I have thought about that too. I dont see how she would trust him as he basiclly was a spy (lord) whos staging a revolt in her own city and sending intel to the other lord ? (The guy he met in the carriage and tipped him off about Star cities attack). .
My guess is the brother has to do something so cruel to her, that shes decides to give up on her own family (notice how shes nameless in her own family?) thats what I think might come into play for the MC, as in give her name. But I wasnt really expecting her to switch now, but later in the story. She needs that period where shes treated cruelly and her life has turned for worse before the MC picks her up (if he does pick her up). It makes no sense she'd join him right now.