Shay received a promotion from Perfikot and was able to become the first honorary knight of the White Bear Knight Order.
After the formal oath ceremony and investiture, Shay donned a wolfskin cloak, just like an official White Bear Knight.
However, as an honorary knight, he couldn't enjoy the treatments of a formal member of the White Bear Knight Order, such as enhancement ceremonies and steam knight armor.
According to the rules of the White Bear Knight Order, great knights could receive a set of steam knight armor as their armament, but honorary knights didn't have this privilege, Shay only received a set of finely crafted chainmail instead.
If it were in the past, a suit of finely crafted chainmail would have already been a luxury for a great knight like Shay.
After all, even though the Empire's knight system had undergone reforms, knights equipping themselves was a tradition that had been perpetuated.
