Parece que não se pode simplesmente deixar a Guarda Real, nós temos algumas idéias sobre isso quando Joffery Baratheon descarta o Barristan Selmy.
"You have served the realm long and faithfully, good ser, and every man and woman in the Seven Kingdoms owes you thanks. Yet now I fear your service is at an end. It is the wish of king and council that you lay down your heavy burden."
"My … burden? I fear I … I do not …"
The new-made lord, Janos Slynt, spoke up, his voice heavy and blunt. "Her Grace is trying to tell you that you are relieved as Lord Commander of the Kingsguard."
The tall, white-haired knight seemed to shrink as he stood there, scarcely breathing. "Your Grace," he said at last. "The Kingsguard is a Sworn Brotherhood. Our vows are taken for life. Only death may relieve the Lord Commander of his sacred trust."
"Whose death, Ser Barristan?" The queen's voice was soft as silk, but her words carried the whole length of the hall. "Yours, or your king's?"
"You let my father die," Joffrey said accusingly from atop the Iron Throne. "You're too old to protect anybody."
Sansa watched as the knight peered up at his new king. She had never seen him look his years before, yet now he did. "Your Grace," he said. "I was chosen for the White Swords in my twenty-third year. It was all I had ever dreamed, from the moment I first took sword in hand. I gave up all claim to my ancestral keep. The girl I was to wed married my cousin in my place, I had no need of land or sons, my life would be lived for the realm. Ser Gerold Hightower himself heard my vows … to ward the king with all my strength … to give my blood for his … I fought beside the White Bull and Prince Lewyn of Dorne … beside Ser Arthur Dayne, the Sword of the Morning. Before I served your father, I helped shield King Aerys, and his father Jaehaerys before him … three kings …"
A Game of Thrones, Sansa V
A partir disso, podemos supor o seguinte:
- O rei e / ou o pequeno conselho podem libertar um membro da Guarda Real
- Votos são tomados para a vida tão só morte pode aliviá-los do dever
- Os votos podem ser aplicados ao Rei ou Guarda Real ...
- Os votos são semelhantes aos votos da Vigília das Noites: perder todas as reivindicações, sem terra / esposas / filhos, servir / proteger o reino, terminar com a morte, etc.
Então, tecnicamente, alguém poderia deixar o kingsguard, mas eles teriam que manipular o Rei ou cair em sua própria espada.