Most of her rivalries would be from other performers competing to have as much of a foothold in Epulum as Retha does, which is a coveted position. She makes a lot of success at these shows. She tells him that one time, someone even tried to poison her! Can he believe that?

Regardless, she feels her job is to protect the performers who work for her and is happy to shield them. She would have more respect for Marcellus if he chose to do the same instead of peacocking around.