Major Julian Mounthaven, late middle aged commander of the garrison and local magistrate.

Brought up strictly. Family were either military or law. Not quite upper class but close. A privileged family. He has expectations and friends he would die for. Word is honour. And oaths are binding.

Fair to all. Willing to see the best in anyone – honour and all that. A ridged way of life – brought about by the military life. It has somewhat softened in recent years due to being more stationary through running the local garrison.

With a more stable life he has taken up a more active life in the civilian population by becoming one of the local magistrates where his understanding of law and order, plus his fairness is much admired.

There are rumours that he could, if he so wished, become mayor. Julian while honoured by such an offer, is a man of action under a banner of low key public service.

He may be titled, hold high position socially and military but those are the side effects of a life in public service rather than objectives her sought out. Shying away from awards and the glitter.

Diane Mounthaven, middle aged socialite.
Stiff and a woman of her time.

Brought up to be subservient to her husband in public but knows her mind privately. Regrettably not able to express her real desires and aspirations due to her upbringing.

Quite jealous in that regard to Margaret with both their stations quite different. Nevertheless Diane is happy enough as her position provides benefits and luxuries she knows many in the area lack.

Due to this she is caring as much as she can be to maintain her social rank that was trained into her by her parents Elizabeth and George. Both from old money of military figures navy and army. She never saw the hell of battle like may of her officer wife’s peers that Margaret has seen and this provides a deep respect for what Margaret can do.

Diane is too proud to really express her adoration for Margaret and to some degree like Margaret finds follow military officer wives too insular. There is more to life than the social seasons.

Partly this could be influence of her husband Julian, his position in seeing life and death in dealings with the civilian life which he does shield her from on the whole, but bits do leak into their conversations.

Diane is not aware of these facts of life like Margaret but she is slowly becoming more aware the more time she spends with Margaret.