Ezllum

**Ezlum** is The relationship between Callum and Ezran from *The Dragon Prince*.

## Canon

### Background

When Callum was around five years old, his half-brother Ezran was born. They shared the same mother, Queen Sarai, but different fathers. They were both the Princes of Katolis and King Harrow's sons and heirs. However, since Ezran was Harrow's only biological child, Ezran was next in line for the throne. Callum showed no resentment towards his little brother and promised to be the best big brother ever. Since losing their mother at a young age, Callum feared he would lose Ezran just like he lost her. They often played together, growing up alongside Soren and Claudia. They showed affection towards each other through hugs, love, and support.

They often spent long winters at their family's Banther Lodge and grew close with their mother's younger sister, Amaya. The boys also had their rooms next to each other and were connected. While they supported each other, like any siblings, Callum and Ezran had their disagreements. For example, Callum initially doubted Ezran's ability to talk to animals due to an incident with the raccoons. They promised to lead the boys to a great treasure beneath the waterfall. However, the only thing that happened was Callum ended up soaking wet and he stopped believing in Ezran's ability for quite some time.

### Season 1

**ECHOES OF THUNDER**

During the opening of Season 1, Ezran is sleeping in bed with Bait and Callum is drawing a picture of a marsmellow monster being burnt by a dragon. However, when thunder and lightning strike outside, Callum shouts in alarm (presumably being reminded of how his mother was killed by Avizandum. Ezran wakes up but Callum assures his brother that everything is fine and to go back to sleep. The younger prince pretends and says that he wasn't scared, Bait was. The next morning, the boys are summoned to the throne room, where King Harrow announces that they are going to the Banther Lodge within the hour. However, Callum and Ezran are confused because the Banther Lodge is their winter lodge instead. They are unaware of the Moonshadow Elves coming to assassinate Ezran and Harrow for the death of their Dragon King and the destruction of the Dragon Prince's egg. When the boys leave, Callum grows suspicious but opted not to say anything to his brother. The boys later get into a huge argument and Ezran runs off into his room. While Callum tries to get his brother to come out, he gives up when Ezran stays halled up in his room.

**WHAT IS DONE**

Sometime later, Callum goes to apologize. However, he finds that Ezran is gone. A few moments later, Callum encounters Rayla and pretends to be Ezran after learning she is there to assassinate his stepfather and brother. However, the ruse falls when Ezran addresses him by name. As they flee, Ezran blinds Rayla with Bait due to his ability up glow. The boys tried hiding in Viren's secret hideout, where they're cornered by Rayla, who saw them enter by following Ezran's jelly tart prints on the walls. Callum moves to shield Ezran, but Ezran tells her that she needs to see something, revealing Zym's egg from which he says that he can hear something alive inside.

**MOONRISE**

After discovering the egg, Ezran, Callum and Rayla embark on a quest to return the egg of the Dragon Prince to his mother in hopes of ending the war. However, Claudia attempted to intercept them with one of her spells. However, Callum interrupted her spell by stealing her Primal Stone. The group shows the egg to Runaan, the leader of the Moonshadow Elf assassins. He refuses to back down and tries attacking Ezran and Callum. The older prince hides Ezran and Bait in a hay cart while he tries to warn Harrow about the dragon egg. Callum tries to get through to his father; unfortunately, Viren blocked his path, so Callum was forced to leave and return to his brother, Rayla and Bait. Ezran asked Callum if he was able to talk to their father. They flee into the forest neighboring the castle. Ezran asks Callum if he thinks their father will be okay, and Callum replies that he has finest guards in the kingdom defending him. Ezran seems cheered by this.

### Season 2

**THE BOOK OF DESTINY**

Shortly after Callum uses dark magic to save Rayla and Pyrrah, he suffers the consequences. Ezran tells the Elf that she is being too hard on Callum and convinces her to rest when Callum takes a turn for the worst. The group rests at a nearby cave, where Ezran tends to Callum as he suffers from horrific nightmares and dreams. However, Corvus appears, ready to fight Rayla until he sees Ezran and Callum are unharmed. He convinced the group that he wasn't here to fight and that Callum and Ezran's aunt, General Amaya, sent him. Corvus addresses Ezran as "King Ezran", but the young King is in denial because his father is the king. However, Ezran realizes that his father is dead when he sees Rayla's crestfallen expression and that she had two assassin bindings on her wrist and lost one of them the night they met. After learning that Callum knew about their father's death as well, Ezran goes to take a walk and clear his head.

**BREATHE**

After a conversation with Claudia about their respective families, Ezran realizes that Callum taught him about life and how growing up changed you in ways you never expect. The young King and Corvus return to the cave, where they find Callum awake and using sky magic after connecting to the Sky Arcanum. Ezran congratulates his brother for rediscovering his magic. However Callum is confused by Corvus' presence and is further surprised that Corvus is here to serve the young King. Ezran reveals to his brother that he already knows about King Harrow's death. Callum apologized to Ezran for not telling him because Callum couldn't find the right time to tell him. Ezran understood and when he started to cry, the brothers hugged each other.

With Callum fully recovered, the group decides to continue their journey into Xadia. Ezran approaches Callum, where he admits to his older brother that he ran when the Moonshadow Elves came to kill their father. He repeats his brother's lesson about growing up and getting ready for things in a way you two not expect. Ezran decides to return home to grow up and take his place as the king of Katolis while Rayla and Callum continue their journey to Xadia and return Zym to his mother. Corvus tells them that he will travel with Ezran and keep him safe. Even though Callum and Rayla are both broken up about Ezran leaving, they reluctantly accept his decision. Shares a goodbye hug with Rayla and Callum and bids farewell to Zym. The young dragon chases after him but Ezran tells Zym that they both have to take their rightful places in this world.

During Corvus and Ezran's return home, the latter senses that his brother and friends are in danger when Ezran uses his telepathic connection to look through Zym's eyes. He sees that the group is at the Beach, where Rayla and Callum are losing the moon's path across the lava river and the rocks are slowly sinking below the lava. Through telepathy, he manages to encourage Zym to fly for the first time. With the help of one of Callum's spells, the dragon Prince blocks the sunlight, which allows Callum and Rayla to see the symbols they need to complete their crossing. Meanwhile, in the forest, Ezran continues to pretend to fly while being carried by Corvus, who halts and comments that Ezran is a strange king, to which he replies that he's aware of it.

### Season 4

Seeing the lights go out in Ezran's room, Callum quickly calls his wings and flies to his brother's balcony. He throws open the doors; however when the lights come on, Callum is surprised to see that Ezran threw in a surprise 17th birthday party. Callum good outside,upset because this was the day that Rayla left him and broke his heart. Ezran sees Callum upset and joins him on the balcony. As Callum's tells his brother about his heartbreak at Rayla leaving, Ezran comforts his brother.

After Raylav and Soren leave to patrol, Ezran and Callum are alone. As the older boy thinks back on Aaravos possessing him, Callum tells Ezran he is stuck in that moment. At first, Ezran thinks he is talking about Rayla's return and how difficult it is for him now that she is here. However, Callum clarifies he was talking about Aaravos controlling him, but he quickly changes it to his feelings about Rayla.

## Trivia

* Share the same mother but different fathers.
* It isn't explained why Ezran can telepathically communicate with animals or why Callum could connect to the arcanum without having a conduit. Some think it has something to do with their mother

## External Links

archive of Our Own

* Ezran & Callum in Ao3

The Dragon Prince Wiki

* Ezran's relationship to Callum
* Callum's relationship to Ezran