@Doused, which Belgian language does Tanya speak? If it's Dutch (I note she has a Dutch-sounding surname), she might have a little bit of an alliance with Albert who obviously speaks Dutch as well, being, ya know, Dutch and all. :P

@McHaggis, dunno if you already have the base of operations in mind, but Albert happens to have a manor just kicking around. If you're stuck for ideas, I'd plump for that one. :)