[@Lonewolf685]

Weeeeeeeeell... I don't think I misunderstood, no, my point still stands, even after your reply.

Lumiere's a 96 year old granny that has been in the business for 81 years. She has met all kinds of characters from straight-laced paladins to shady af conmen. She may or may not be one of the Grand Minister's "inquisitor" too.

Basically what I'm saying is that her whole personality and life experience are the other side of the coin against Roma. They're both craftier than they look, but Lumiere's allegiance lies with the Grand Ministry, or Merlin specifically, while Roma is the opposite.

[quote]Why be on guard from the advice of a friendly face met at your favorite cafe~?[/quote]
Oh, she'll be on guard, she's always on guard, or to be more specific, Lumi just has seen too much shit over her lifetime to be able to connect the dots far quicker than the actual teens of the cast.

The more I think about it, it'll make more IC sense (and interesting too) for Roma and Lumi to be sort of Cold War rivals ala USA and Soviet Union. No outright hostilities, but they'll shake hands with one hand while hiding a knife in the other hand behind their back.

They both sort of want to manipulate the younger girls, just for different purposes. Lumi's all about making them loyal to Merlin.