Alric pauses a moment, considering how best to answer that question, with a slightly contrite smile.

"...of course, belonging to any family means a great many things, but, ah... we do, in fact, own land, particularly my grandfather's estate in the Southern Reaches. And... yes, I suppose we are protectors, in some sense. Or, at least, that is our intention. My father and grandfather both are knights--of the orders of the Lion and the Dragon, respectively--and I have endeavored to follow their example. ...although my arrival here has... interrupted my efforts."