Paul von Benno Baumeister/Relationships

Wendelin von Benno Baumeister
At the beginning of the novel, due to their difference in age, he really had nothing to do with Wend. It wasn't till Erich wedding that their relationship started to improve. They became like true brothers when he accompanied Wend back to he Baumeister Knight Territory to first complete his inspection report and then to help Wend remove Kurt. Wend helped him develop his land and also gave him extra money each month to take care of Amalie and her sons. Wend continued to pay for him to take care of Amalie until Wend took her as a mistress, later wife, and her children when to her family to learn.

General Edgar
While he was in the military Edgar was his patron. When Wend rose to prominence he promoted Paul to help him establish a relationship with Wend. Paul also was party to Edgar sending Wilma to become one of Wend concubines.

King Helmut
Helmut realized early on that doing things for Wend's brother's would curry favor with Wend so he gave him an Baronet peerage after the Kurt incident. His reasoning was Paul helped defeat Kurt and saved lives. Paul was stunned by this as all he did was hide inside Wend's barrier.

Head Wife
Her name is never mentioned, but she was found by General Edgar.

Concubine
She was also arranged by General Edgar.

Retainers
The four were original Wends guards when he returned to the Baumeister Knight Territory after dealing with the zombies. General Edgar sent a letter to them telling them they will be retired temporary so the can continue to protect Wend and as a reward they will be made Paul's retainers as he will become an associate baron in the future, they were overjoyed.

Gotthart Theodorich Philips
His white, close to silver, hair is extending down to his hips. He was a man in his twenties with the curt, thin tone being his feature. He is holding the eighth rank with his father being the third son of Viscount Philips. "That’s right. Let’s slay everything that is slightly suspicious!"

- Gotthart to Paul about Kurt



Siegard von Viktor Runmer
The third son of the Knight Runmer household a 19 year old blonde-haired, blue-eyed ikemen boy. He is a platoon leader in charge of dozens of soldiers. After he was made a retainer he proposed to his girlfriend Christa "This is the occasion where my skill with the sword will be helpful. I will behead hoodlums without making them suffer."

- Siegard to the Group.

Rudi Urban Reister
He had dark brown hair. He appears to be a normal old man you can meet anywhere. With his family’s home being a small grocery store, he joined the guards since he couldn’t succeed the store as second son. Since his enlistment, he has been earnestly serving as subordinate soldier for twenty years. He has a wife and children

Ottmer von Bleibtreu.
The fourth son of the Associate Baron Bleibtreu household. He has characteristically flat, black hair and a chubby figure, it was a man around half through his twenties. His weapon is a gigantic wooden hammer. He made the suggestion to just kill Kurt and be done with it.

"Why don’t we pretend to make a mistake and kill that eldest son? That method would make the work rather fast…"

- Ottmer to Paul about Kurt