[quote=@Ariamis]
This fits Maria very well, since she would be the type to have a strong right-hand man (girl?) at her side in classic mastermind fashion. With your permission, Fantine could also serve as a personal servant to Maria. She loves to be treated like a princess, and makes sure anyone who fills that role for her is kept safe and happy. This could also serve as a source of future tension depending on how Maria and Eponine continue with their relationship.
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I like the idea of Maria using Fantine as a servant/maid, as long as Maria doesn't abuse Fantine.  Though Eponine wants Fantine to be treated like a princess, Fantine is smart enough to know that just being able to serve Maria and live within the safety of Maria's HQ (whether that's a fortress, bunker or what-have-you) is a privilege that she doesn't really deserve/hasn't really earned and that she should at least try to earn her keep as much as she can.

I might make Fantine a character too then.  I'm planning on making her a bit wiser than Eponine despite being younger.  Fantine is vaguely aware that she is Maria's leash for Eponine, but she is grateful to Maria and feels that the situation 'is what it is'.  She doesn't yet realize that if the chips are down, she and Eponine are expendable in Maria's eyes (though this is just an assumption on my part).