Heres a short fic kind of summing up how I view Reymas. Mostly, I think Reynauld wants to convert/absolve Dismas; Dismas doesn't like that, but he also longs for salvation to some degree. Definitely not a good relationship but worthy of exploring I think
Reynauld often felt that he was the only sane man in the Hamlet.
The vestal was a decent woman at times, but he could practically feel the waves of barely-repressed lust rolling off her. Bigby was only half-human, his savage side smothered by chains and herbal tinctures; Reynauld still felt the kindest course of action was to slay the abomination, if not exile him.
There was even a leper just walking around town like he belonged there, wrapped up in bandages and armor.
Because there wasn't anything resembling a town guard, Reynauld took it upon himself to patrol the Hamlet and keep the peace.
None of the wretches appreciated him (least of all the drunkards he dragged out of the gutter), but there was little else to do besides pray and polish his armor. So after he scrounged up some dinner, it was time to tromp up and down the winding alleys of the Hamlet until the moon rose.
"You sound like a bag full of scrap metal, holy man."
Reynauld's eyes narrowed behind his visor, head turning towards the sound of Dismas' voice. He'd never liked the highwayman, either, despite meeting all the way back in the Old Road. "Thou art plotting some foul scheme, methinks," the crusader said.
"Plotting? Nah." Dismas stepped out from under the eave of the nearby house. "And drop the stuffy old vocabulary. You sound like you learned English from reading Shakespeare."
Reynauld didn't refute the accusation — mostly because it was true — and huffed. "I know more English than thou knoweth French, you uncultured thief," Reynauld retorted, not pausing in his stride.
Dismas fell into step next to him. "I know plenty of French. I know you're a pêcheur, for example."
Reynauld snorted. "I am no fisherman. If thou mean to call me a sinner, the word is pécheur." He made made sure to draw out the é. "Now, away with ye, thief. I hath a perimeter to maintain."
Dismas didn't leave. He mirrored Reynauld’s pace, his boots clicking rhythmically against the uneven cobblestones.
"Stop that," Reynauld snapped. "Thou maketh a mockery of me."
"Stop what? Walking? My sincerest apologies, Sir Knight. I didn't realize the street was reserved for the nobility."
"Enough of your smart tongue, rat," Reynauld snarled. He grabbed Dismas by the front of his coat, pushing his back against the wall. "Must I teach you a lesson in humility?"
Dismas' easy confidence evaporated. "Get your mitts off me."
Reynauld didn't let go. Instead, he shifted his weight, pinning the highwayman firmly against the damp stone. "Thy future holdeth two possibilities: salvation from the Light, or the gallows."
Dismas stared up at him, breathing shallowly. "I'll take the gallows over a sermon from you any day," he spat, though the bravado was thinner than before.
Reynauld stepped back. "Remove thineself from my sight."
"Gladly," Dismas muttered. He shuffled away down the alley, throwing a dirty look over his shoulder.
Rolling his shoulders, Reynauld went back to his patrol. Dismas was a man of the Old Faith, a blasphemous thing that rejected the Prophet's divinity. Reynauld had spent over a decade cutting down infidels like him during the crusade, pathetic men who claimed salvation could be gained through one's actions rather than the Light's grace.
Maybe that was why Dismas was in the Hamlet. He wanted to do some good, perhaps to make up for all the blood he’d spilled for gold, but he lacked the discipline to do it.