User blog comment:Rej Maddog/Does Gil need a Smoke Knight?/@comment-1298786-20090712000909

I asked because I've been reading "Path of the Assassin." which is about the relationship of Ieyasu Tokagawa and his personal smoke knight Hattori Hanzo and how that lead to the ascendancy of Ieyasu.

Gil is looking to fill his destiny as his father's son. He has taken into account the legend of the Storm King and he has set himself up to fulfill it by his choice of actions in defeating the Knights of Jove. Yet he is doing this pretty much on his own. He needs someone similar to Ardsley Wooster but totally loyal and dedicated to him.