Azymondias/Relationships

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## Relatives

### Avizandum

Azymondias's father was Avizandum, the late King of the Dragons. Avizandum never met his son, as he died before Azymondias could hatch. However, Avizandum vigilantly guarded his son when he was still an egg. When Avizandum was struck by the dark magic spell cast upon him by Harrow and Viren, he tried to return to his egg, but the spell caused some of his limbs to break and shatter before finally overtaking him. Avizandum's petrified and partially broken remains would later be seen by a recently hatched Zym, who would look upon it in sadness.

Although Zym would never know Avizandum in person, the dragonling learned more about his accomplishments through Zubeia and cherished the fact that his father loved him and his mother more than anything. Zym greatly honors the memories of Avizandum through this experience and will not tolerate anyone who slanders his father with impunity.

### Zubeia

Azymondias's mother is Zubeia, the Queen of the Dragons. Azymondias knew his name from birth because his mother always lovingly whispered it to his egg. He longed for his mother from the moment he hatched. When he struggled to fly across the Border, he briefly worried that he may never be reunited with Zubeia.

When Zym returned to the Storm Spire, he was devastated to learn that his mother had been slumbering for the last ten days, due to her grief of losing her mate and son, and he refused to see her at first. Struck by sadness, he later unsuccessfully tried to wake Zubeia up by tugging on her mane and using his electric powers. When Zubeia finally awoke, both of them were overjoyed to be reunited at last.

Although Zym and Zubeia continued to have a strong and loving relationship, he was willing to defy her orders of staying at the Storm Spire so he could join and help his friends. When an angered Rex Igneous decided to kill Team Zym, Zubeia swooped in to protect her son and his friends.

Despite her initial concerns, Zubeia decided to allow Zym to join his friends in their quest of locating Aaravos's prison, and he became worried when she could not fulfill her promise of rendezvousing with him after his meeting with Akiyu.

## Allies

### Ezran

Azymondias has the closest relationship with Ezran, who had affectionately given him the nickname Zym. While traveling to Xadia, Ezran started to teach Zym how to fly and allowed him to sleep by his side. The two had become so close that they somehow started to share a telepathic connection. When Zym saw how Ezran was saddened about his father's death and needed to be alone, he tried to follow him out of worry, until being stopped by Bait. After Ezran accepted his duty as king and would return to Katolis, Zym was sad to see him go, but Ezran expressed how proud he had become of Zym for how far he had come, and that he would grow to become a worthy new Dragon King.

Zym was happily reunited with Ezran when the latter rejoined Team Zym and the two of them played together before climbing the Storm Spire.

In the following two years, Zym's bond with Ezran grew stronger than ever, and they worked together in their quest to locate Aaravos's prison.

### Rayla

Ever since Rayla discovered Zym's egg was alive and intact, she became dedicated to returning him to Xadia to avert war and to redeem her parents' apparent desertion of the Dragon Prince. Upon hatching, one of Zym's first actions was to bite off the binding off Rayla's left wrist, thus saving her hand from being severed. She quickly grew to love Zym as her friend and would often highlight his cuteness. During their journey, Rayla was protective of Zym and would do anything to keep him away from harm, ready to use her swords against Claudia and Soren, who wanted to take him away from the group. Later on, Rayla defended Zym against Nyx, who wanted to kidnap and use him to become rich. During Viren's relentless chase through the Storm Spire that ended with Zym being cornered, Rayla was willing to tackle Viren off the pinnacle of the Storm Spire, successfully preventing him from harvesting Zym's essence. She was fortunately rescued by Callum.

Rayla and Zym often exchange affectionate gestures, such as sharing berries or gentle nudges. Whenever Rayla gets to introduce Zym to others, she proclaims that "The Dragon Prince lives, and he is very cute". Upon learning that Viren was coming for him and Zubeia, Zym had no qualms with Rayla protecting them and took her suggestion about meeting his mother but informed about the Dragon Queen's condition. When Viren broke into the Storm Spire, Zym showed concern for Rayla, but heeded her command to run and saved Rayla from the dark mage.

Two years later, Zym and Rayla manage to remain friends. Although the Moonshadow Elf was irked about the young dragon following them after being told to remain in the Storm Spire, she was glad to have Zym around and helped in rescuing him from the Drakeriders. Rayla later helped Zym in disguising him as a dog so that his presence would not anger Rex Igneous.

### Callum

Callum was determined to see Azymondias returned to Xadia, in the hopes of bringing peace to humans and elves. At one point in their journey, Zym decided to accompany him to a weather vane, as the prince of Katolis desperately tried to connect to the Sky arcanum in the middle of a lightning storm. He soon realized how foolish he was to risk the life of the Dragon Prince, however, a subsequent lightning strike caused Zym to discover his own electric powers. During their journey to his home, Zym did not feel as comfortable with Callum as he did with Ezran but learned to trust him over time and was happy to see him when escaped from Nyx.

Two years later, Zym and Callum manage to remain friends. Although Callum was irked about the young dragon following them after being told to remain in the Storm Spire, he was glad to have Zym around and helped in rescuing him from the Drakeriders.

### Bait

Bait was the first living creature Zym saw upon hatching, and the dragonling instinctively recognize the Glow Toad as a friend. When Ezran and Zym started to spend more time together, Bait felt neglected and grew envious of Zym. However, Bait eventually got over his jealousy and started to warm up to Zym. When Viren tried to harvest Zym, Bait did not hesitate in blinding the mage so that Zym may escape. Upon witnessing Zym reuniting with Zubeia, Bait shed tears of joy.

### Soren

At first, Zym did not like Soren, as he and his sister Claudia tried to capture him. Despite this sour first encounter, the dragonling rushed to Soren's defense when the Fire Dragon Pyrrah badly wounded him, protecting him from being killed. Zym also started to grow more comfortable around Soren when the latter chose to protect him from Viren. When Soren jumped from *The Ruthless* to rescue Hat, Zym dove into the water to make sure that he did not sink.

### Nyx

Nyx considered Azymondias as a valuable asset she could profit from by collecting a huge ransom for his return. However, Azymondias was anything but pleased to be taken away and fought back when she kidnapped him. After Callum and Rayla saved Nyx from a pack of Soulfang Serpents, Azymondias remained angry at the Skywing Elf for the attempted kidnapping and agreed that she had to take them across the Midnight Desert for free. In return, she was not arrested for kidnapping.

Nyx reunited with Zym two years later during the voyage to the Sea of the Castout, and he seemed to have let go of his old grudge with her.

### Ibis

Zym shared a good friendship with Ibis ever since his return to the Storm Spire. After the battle at the Storm Spire, Ibis did his best in caring for Zym by feeding him vegetables, although the dragonling refused to comply with the elf's intention. Zym was heartbroken when he discovered Ibis's lifeless body on the pinnacle of the Storm Spire and proceeded to nuzzle and lie on top of the elf to show his grief.

### N'than

Zym was initially afraid of N'than since the young elf tried to capture him to become a Drakerider of the Drakewood. However, Zym was quick in forgiving N'than when the latter asked for an apology and accepted him as a friend after a nuzzle and a belly scratch.

## Neutral

### Rex Igneous

Sometime prior, Zym learned from his mother that his father and Rex Igneous had a complex history. Upon meeting Rex in Umber Tor, Zym was offended when the Archdragon spoke ill of Avizandum. This resulted in the young dragon attacking Rex Igneous. Rex eventually expressed his sympathies upon learning about Avizandum's death. However, the Archdragon resumed his hostilities towards Team Zym when Rayla stabbed him before surrendering when being confronted by Zubeia.

## Enemies

### Viren

Viren at first viewed Azymondias as a potential threat, due to being the son of the murdered Avizandum and the possibility of him seeking revenge once he would reach adulthood. Through Aaravos's suggestion, he later tried to harness Zym as a powerful catalyst for his magic. Although he successfully managed to corner Zym to harvest his essence, he was ultimately stopped by Rayla, who pushed Viren and herself off the pinnacle of the Storm Spire. Zym feared him as he almost killed him and was going to kill anyone he wanted after stealing his power.

### Claudia

Because of the way Viren raised Claudia, she saw Zym as the deadliest weapon in the world, but to a degree, she acknowledged him as a living being with his own identity. Upon meeting him, she was enchanted by Zym's cuteness. Although she at first felt genuine doubt about harvesting Zym's essence, she later believed killing him was the only way to save humanity.

### Sol Regem

Azymondias feared Sol Regem for his totalitarian and vengeful personality, visibly afraid of crossing paths with him. Although Sol Regem respected Zym's existence, it was unclear if he viewed the dragonling as a worthy future monarch of Xadia. Sol Regem appeared to have no qualms about attempting to kill Zym, if it meant to get rid of Callum. After Callum and Rayla managed to trap Sol Regem in a stone arch, Zym taunted the Archdragon by kicking dirt at him.

### Aaravos

Aaravos treated Zym as an object of magical usefulness. When cornered by Viren at the Storm Spire's pinnacle, Aaravos encouraged Viren to drain Zym's life force so the human mage's capacity for dark magic could grow exponentially.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Book Three, Chapter 6: "Thunderfall"
2. ↑ All Storms End
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Book Four, Chapter 8: "Rex Igneous"
4. ↑ Creator Q&A
5. ↑ Book Two: Sky (Novel) - Chapter Thirty-Five
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Book Three, Chapter 9: "The Final Battle"
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Book Four, Chapter 6: "The Drakewood"
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Book Four, Chapter 9: "Escape from Umber Tor"
9. ↑ Book Five, Chapter 5: "Archmage Akiyu"
10. ↑ Book Two, Chapter 9: "Breathe"
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Book One, Chapter 9: "Wonderstorm"
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Book Three, Chapter 1: "Sol Regem"
13. ↑ Book Two, Chapter 4: "Voyage of the Ruthless"
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Book Three, Chapter 5: "Heroes and Masterminds"
15. ↑ Book Two, Chapter 5: "Breaking the Seal"
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Book Two, Chapter 7: "Fire and Fury"
17. ↑ Book Three, Chapter 8: "Dragonguard"
18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Book Five, Chapter 7: "Sea Legs"
19. ↑ Book Five, Chapter 6: "Bait & Switch"
20. ↑ Book Four, Chapter 2: "Fallen Stars"
21. ↑ Book Four, Chapter 4: "Through the Looking Glass"