He'd fought for the Empire his entire life, so he knew a thing or two about how things worked up top. The young man walking beside him had clearly been caught up in some enormous trouble. Lord Sedon had dumped him here, and though the letter didn't say it outright, it was obvious he was meant to protect the young man for the time being.
Whether it was because he admired the young man or because he would be of great use in the future, he would carry out the old commander's orders to the letter.
Assigning Reinhardt to Dietlinde's Ninth Squad was partly for his own personal reasons, but also because he wanted Dietlinde to keep him safe.
Unless they ran into a Fear Knight or a Scaya Pure-blood Dragonfolk, Dietlinde's strength as a Five-star Military Rank Knight was more than enough to protect Reinhardt.
