"Friends, bodyguards, apprentices. All of the above and then some, I suspect. They came with me when I arrived here, though they'd accepted me as one of their own before that." She shrugged, "And now they refuse to leave my side, not that I mind, they're surprisingly good conversationalists."

As if to prove her point, one of the more gregarious ones murmured a quiet 'yes', in response, just rolling over until it came to a stop against one of the cushions.