public boolean isVassal(String playerName, String vassalName) {
		boolean isvassal = false;

		String SQL = "SELECT *" + " FROM " + tblAllegiance + " WHERE `player` LIKE ?" + " AND `patron` = ?";

		try {
			Connection con = getSQLConnection();
			PreparedStatement statement = con.prepareStatement(SQL);

			statement.setString(1, vassalName);
			statement.setString(2, playerName);

			ResultSet result = statement.executeQuery();

			while (result.next()) {
				// patron = result.getString(1);
				isvassal = true;
				break;
			}

			result.close();
			statement.close();
			con.close();

		} catch (SQLException e) {
			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
			e.printStackTrace();
		}

		return isvassal;
	}