I really like the idea of following an avenue like this to focus on personal and family relationships, as well as vows of fealty. If you want to talk abut SMA, this concept is super-SMA since medieval politics was primarily about these kinds of private associations, and governments and dynasties tended to form in their wake. For a while I've thought the intricacies of Dwilight could use an extra vehicle for deep personal connections that could span realms.
So, I'm pretty excited to see what might unfold with this
