Sage's expression became more serious.
"Ownership can be inherited, but voting rights are a separate matter. If your heir is competent, reaches the required age, and meets the conditions written into the contract, they can eventually inheritthe full rights. But I don't want a five-year-old child suddenly holding voting power in major Guild decisions because their parent died. The economic value can pass to the heir while voting rights remain suspended or managed by a legal guardian until the heir qualifies."
Lyana, who had been reading through the documents much more carefully than most of the room, finally looked up.
Lyana was clearly thinking from the perspective of someone who actually worked inside the Guild and understood how the branches functioned day to day.
