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"But surely she would still have a different last name, if she was someone unrelated simply named after her...?" Is that a 375mL bottle perfectly shaped for your lower back in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?Did you know that 375 mL bottles are shaped so they perfectly fit your lower back where your pants meet your back?
How exactly does one discover this? Were you fitting bottles in your pants for fun or what?
"Thanks for the healing."
"Catch!" "I suppose we may look on the bright side - 'through adversity grows strength.' If we keep encountering situations like this, no doubt we will become much stronger quickly." 
"Assuming we survive."
"Still, so far we have achieved admirably, and my healing abilities are only improving, so there is not much to worry about." :"It was... kind of getting to feel a bit much, is all. Learning more and more about this insane adventure that they were on, how they're... world-saving heroes and all... I just kind of felt... you know... how can I compare to that? Do you get me? So, uh, I didn't really know what to do and I decided that maybe traveling like my mom did would clear things up for me."
"Yes, I can... sympathise with that quite a lot." 
"I have not told the others here of my parentage." "I am hoping that perhaps I may be able to prove myself before any comparisons begin. Certainly, if Mother or Father were here, there would be little challenge, but..." "I too would be glad to have you with us." "I'm sure nobody would object to you joining - you were super helpful in the fight and if this is going to just be how it is, an extra hand can't do anything but help. Although uh, kinda hope we don't get attacked everywhere we go."
"Going by the stories I was told, however, it seemed they were assailed wherever they went - and it has been much the same for us." "Let us hope we do not encounter some of the... colourful locations that they did." In the meantime, Senija had sidled up to beside Clara, leaning in (just a little) and muttering quietly to the other girl.
"Senija! We are here because- well, it is a little complicated. And strange, perhaps, now I'm thinking of how to say it out loud." She succinctly explained the series of events, mainly because I don't actually remember them very well myself. "...so that is what has lead us here, chasing these fragments that will - hopefully - lead us to this old mystery." "It is quite exciting." "And also quite dangerous. I am glad you are safe." "...Make this count."
"Do not worry, William - you will live." "Relax, I'm here. Just focus on casting your magic and let's kill the bastards."You could also dip fighter for the Protection fighting style, which lets you impose disadvantage on an attack on something within 5ft of you as a reaction.
Second question relates to a concept for a butler/bodyguard character, using a monk to fit the unarmed/unarmored/still competent bill. I'm not finding many specific rules on the topic, so I figured I'd ask how likely y'all think it is that a DM could be convinced to let you use a reaction to jump between your master and a projectile attack fired at them? Presumably it'd ask a bit too much to be able to use the monk's Deflect Missiles on top of that, since that specifically requires a reaction, but at least some form of actually protecting your charge would be nice.
