OK, I'll bite:
On Page 48 of the Core Rules for Independent Characters ...
What it currently says:
Quote:
Some Codex books allow you to field characters together with a special unit that they cannot leave during the game (which is normally called a 'retinue', 'bodyguard' or similar). Where this is the case, the character counts as an upgrade character until all of the other members of this unit are killed, at which point it starts counting as an independent character and it will do so for the rest of the game.
What it would say if adequate play testing and a better editor were involved:
Option A:
Quote:
Some Codex books allow you to field characters together with a special unit (which is normally called a 'retinue', 'bodyguard' or similar). These special units are all those that can only be fielded as an addition to an independent character, unless expressly amended by a given army's Codex. Where this is the case, the character counts as an upgrade character for that unit. He may not leave it until all of the other members of the unit have been removed as casualties, at which point he counts as an independent character again.
Option B:
Quote:
Some Codex books allow you to field characters together with a special unit (which is normally called a 'retinue', 'bodyguard' or similar). In a given army's Codex, these special units are identified in their description as having the 'Retinue' special rule. Where this is the case, the character counts as an upgrade character for that unit. He may not leave it until all of the other members of the unit have been removed as casualties, at which point he counts as an independent character again.
The current rule is ambiguous and a bit open to interpretation.