Edric's written offer was three pages long.
The equipment list took up most of the first. The useful part began halfway down the second, beneath a heading about shared duties.
I read it twice before touching the third page.
Members accepted assigned representative challenges where the association's standing was disputed. Withdrawal required the sponsor's agreement. Medical conditions could change the date or form of the contest, but did not automatically remove the obligation.
There it was.
Not an order to die. Nothing so convenient.
A group would lend me what I needed. In return, the group could decide which fight counted as my work.
I set the pages down beside the invitation card I had brought back from breakfast.
The card still looked harmless.
