Erich Baumeister/Relationships

### Wendelin von Benno Baumeister

Well is Erich's youngest older brother. Their relationship is the closest among the other brothers with him being open to talk to Wendelin at all times. He considers Erich to be the greatest out of all his other brothers. Unlike his other brothers his wife was chosen before Wend became famous and his father in law and his patron are happy that they have a relationship with Wend without having to do anything to achieve it.

### Miriam Wilhelm von Brandt

Erich's wife. It has been decided they are to be married through her father. Throughout the course of the series, it is shown that they have a strong bond and a loving relationship. They currently have a few children, with only the eldest Jürgen, being named and introduced. Erich married into her family on the recommendation of Finance Minister Rückner who Erich works for. They dated for 3 years before getting married.

### Unnamed Second Wife

He found his second wife at the grand marriage interview that Wend and Amadeus had thrown for their retainers. He would marry her a few days later.

### Rüdiger Wilhelm von Brant

He thinks very highly of Erich. Erich was under him in his government role and he liked how hard he worked and his intelligence. He had been looking for someone to adopt into his family and marry his daughter and after Erich worked for him for a while he decided he was the best person to marry his daughter and become the family head in the future. He had to fend off numerous other high ranking nobles who wanted him to adopt their sons. This was still happening up to the wedding till word came that Erich's brother has defeated an Undead Ancient Dragon. A that time all the nobles stopped their pursuit of the marriage as they didn't want to offend a powerful magician.

### Marion Wilhelm von Brant

Not much is said about their relationship, but she is thankful that he is related to Wend as it caused their peerage and standing to increase.

### Artur von Benno Baumeister

He doesn't think very well of his father as he feels all the problems in the Baumeister Knight Territory stem from him not wanting to see who Kurt was to not break the tradition of 1st son inheriting the peerage. He feels his father should have given the inheritance to one of his other sons and none of the strife would have happened.

### Johanna von Benno Baumeister

He care for his mother , but not much information is given about their relationship

### Kurt von Benno Baumeister

They did not have a good relationship as Kurt saw Erich as a threat to his inheritance. He thinks Kurt was stuck in the past and the territory would stay the same under him just like with Artur.

### Hermann von Benno Baumeister

They have a good relationship. Erich feels he should have been named the heir to the family territory to start with.

### Amadeus Freitak von Bleichröder

They have a very good relationship that Amadeus wanted to hire him as retainer in charge of domestic affairs in the Margraviate, but Erich rejected this as he didn't want to have to deal with Kurt in the future.

## References

1. ↑ HHT Chapter 14 -Erich Nii San
2. ↑ HHT Chapter 30 -erich-nii-sans-marriage
3. ↑ HHT chapter-74-grand-marriage-interview-meeting
4. ↑ HHT chapter-75-a-nobles-wedding-ceremony-and-bridal-night-are-troublesome
5. ↑ HHT Chapter 26 Undead Ancient Dragonn