Yes, well, now going forward you can. Anyway, I know a non-paired female Companion and I can ask Savil what the deal is with local law enforcement in case they can spare some women to staff tip-taking from you. How do you feel about female humans matched with male Companions, actually -

:Hmm. Should be fine if one of them's female? I can convince myself to be a little creative now that I'm awake: 

Cool, that opens up more options, there are also male humans with female Companions.

:Right, that'd be a little weird but I think I could even have the rider carry me and convince myself they were just doing their lady a favour:

Bella knocks on Savil's shields.

:Hmm, yes, what is it?: 

I have been approached by a sword who is a person and dedicated to fighting violence against women and wanted to ask how you'd recommend setting up a volunteer law enforcement rotation of female, or male-with-female-Companion, persons interested in responding to her tipoffs about domestic violence and sexual assault and suchlike. She can confer bonus powers on wielders, Healing and mage stuff and swordplay itself, and talk to Mindspeakers, and has a history of using magical coercion on bearers but I have scolded her.

:...Are you joking with me: 

...no. I just lead an interesting life.

:You can say that again: Savil pauses for a moment, even across the Mindspeech link it's apparent that she's thinking furiously. :I suppose I'll need to meet, er, her. Where are you?: 

Dining hall, her ride here needed supper.

:I'm not far, can be right there: 

Savil's on her way.

Savil gets there a few minutes later – and stops, giving the black-clad woman a startled look.

"Swordsworn, what are you doing here?" she says, in the woman's language. 

"Apparently, giving her a lift," the woman answers, making a 'what can I do' sort of face and patting Need's hilt at her belt. "Embra shena Liha'irden. How do you know my language?" 

"I'm a Wingsister to Clan k'Treva – your tongue is not so different from Tayledras." Savil glances around and then sits, and turns to look at Bella. "So? Story, please," she says, this time in Valdemaran. 

"She - the sword, by way of her bearer's assistance - approached Shavri and I on our way here and the sword wanted me and I was spooked on account of the mind control and we have talked it over and I think she should rotate between several persons and cut it out with the mind control but continue to act as a sort of alert system and useful-power-dispenser and she seems amenable."

"Huh! May I...?" She holds out her hands. 

Embra gives her the sword, still in the sheath. 

:...Oh, I like her!: Need crows to Bella. :Are you a volunteer?: she asks Savil. 

"I am over sixty. In case you hadn't noticed."

"Maybe she can help with that! I don't know the full range of how she can boost people, we've only just met. I just didn't like to ask Van even though his Companion's a mare considering that this would be a bit of a reach for her and I don't know that many people."

"Right, right. Makes sense, they've got more than enough on their plate already." 

:I've got Healing: Need offers. :Can't turn back time but I can help with aches and pains: 

"There you go then. But I mostly wanted to consult you on how to set up something more distributed so she's not running an individual person's life any more. Embra here missed her niece's wedding."