#warci

Reynauld is her first retainer. He’s the one who she really relied on so far as helping her actually run things went, since (as far as I can tell) he rose to a leading role during the crusades so he definitely has more experience than she does. Nowadays he needs to help a lot less but she still asks for advice or second opinions from him sometimes. She feels a lot more secure in her decisions when he’s there to back her up.

Dismas is her second retainer. It was briefly mentioned in Soldier On, but he’s Catherine’s bodyguard. Catherine wasn’t exactly liked when she first showed up because of what her ancestor had done, and that led to a lot of threats being thrown around (along with rocks occasionally). Dismas would walk with her whenever she had to go out to make sure that no one tried anything. She’s a lot more liked now so Dismas doesn’t follow her around nearly as much, but if he’s not with Reynauld or at the tavern, he’s usually with Catherine. 

Bosanquet is her third retainer. He's the head researcher and local eldritch expert of the estate. Catherine essentially gave him every single old tome that her ancestor had lying around and she set him up with a private study in the upper rooms of an old library that he could use indefinitely. She also comes to him to help her plan expeditions, a responsibility that he shares with Reynauld. His expertise is invaluable and Catherine still contacts him regularly for assistance. 

Warci: Yeah, being that pretty must be tiring.

Odette: Then you must be exhausted.