Randomly thinking about Snotgrut and Elowyn.
About how Elo was a Shield and would protect everyone who she thought needed - even those that maybe didn't need it.
About how 'Grut decided that he was going become her Dog and protect her, but also trusted her enough to hold his lead.³
Particularly I'm thinking of an event¹ where Elo & some of the others had let themselves be captured by drow², and how, when it came time for Snotgrut to pull off the rescue, they both waited until everyone was out then proceeded to have an argument about who would be last. I think they finally ran out of time and 'Grut just shoved Elo ahead of him.
Oh and there was the time there was a bard who was making her uncomfortable with innuendos directed at her and he had a quiet word with said bard to make sure he left Elo the hell alone.
I'm also thinking about how 'Grut spent a few days with the group and basically went "this woman has the whole world on her shoulders and no one is doing anything about that. in fact they're expecting it of her and aren't helping with the weight. This won't do" and proceeded to help, usually in the most ass-backwards way he could manage.
--
¹ which is somewhere in the recordings but never made it to the transcript, so I'm paraphrasing as best I can
² I think we had to gather intel on them or find someone who was missing?
³ he knew about Elo's preference to offer leniency and arrest over justified homicide, and before combat would ask if this was a 'gloves on or off' situation, then respected her choice if outright killing beyond self-defence was an allowable option.