I see...

My guy might just arrive at the village soon. Having a little idea... He might hear about the whole crusade thing, before going to the castle, giving a note to the guards for the king warning them about his brother, and then look to work in the crusade, searching for a way to strengthen his skills and possibly learn new tricks...

I will need to write it down... tomorrow.

But still unsure which group to go for... confused a bit