The elders of the AshenBorne Sect had cold and bitter expressions on their faces. The loss of thirty core disciples was not something simple. Core disciples represented the future of the Sect, literally.
Core disciples had all signed rune oaths that tied them to the sect. They were not entirely slaves to the sect and could even leave the sect to explore the universe, but they were allegiant to the sect when the Sect demanded certain responsibilities only they could fulfill.
Unlike the Seasoned Prime Sect and the Crimson Veil Sect, who didn't require their core disciples to sign any rune oaths that bound them to sect and left the core ,inner and outer sect disciples to decide whether or not they wanted to commit to fully commit to the sect, the AshenBorne Sect felt they were investing too much into the core disciples, and the core disciples needed repay the sect for that investment.
