Player and Cohort Issue

[DrakeCross]

The last game of Kingmaker had a rough turn when the last fight involved the two souleaters attacking us in the Centaur Village. One was targeting me and the other our Cleric who just saved on all his saves on wisdom, but I had more trouble. So of course I rely on my barbarian cohort to protect me, although soon he's at 3 wisdom and raging while I'm at 5 and acting crazy.

So the barbarian gets his soul taken but we kill the souleater on the next turn saving him, although Guildweave the gnome bard gets a whole moment when he panics, cries and uses cure light wounds trying to reviving him which works. However, everyone in the whole group then starts ridiculing me for putting my cohort at risk, especially the cleric. I seriously did not expect this fight to happen and I could not really tell him to back down since I was busy being crazy from wisdom drain and the barbarian being half insane from wisdom loss and raging. If I could I would have told him to back down since the thing was after me, but could not with everything happening.

So my question is should I demand the characters to apologize for acting rude to me? I mean not the people themselves but in the game. After all they all keep trying to find some reason to blame things on me since I'm the gnome and the king, so I think its time I stand up more and try to take the leadership role seriously...as serious as a chaotic good gnome bard can be. XD

[DM_Kumo Gekkou]

In my personal opinion, the barbarian is a person too. Would he sit by and allow them to insult you for his actions?

[Rickmeister]

Exactly. He would probably stand up, and defend you.. Even against verbal attacks.

"If I ever have to give my life for this man, let it be known that it will be MY... OWN... CHOICE...!"
*slams door closed*

[DrakeCross]

Heh good point. XD I did not order him to just defend me with his life, since this was a sudden surprise attack by soul stealing spirit things.

I never mistreat him as well so he has no reason to be against me or anything as well.

[roguerouge]

Demand is a strong word. I'd avoid doing anything at a gaming table that uses that verb. It's a game. Roleplay nicely.

[Orthos]

Isn't his job to be at risk, since he's your bodyguard? It's like the rest of your party doesn't understand that adventuring is dangerous business and people regularly die doing it.