Ezran/Relationships

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## Relatives

### Callum

Callum is Ezran's older half-brother, who he loves a lot and gets along well with him even if they do not always agree on everything. The two share a strong bond, which is expressed through honest communication and occasional physical affection through hugs and embraces, whether it be during times of fear or sadness. Whenever words do not suffice, Ezran makes Callum perform a "jerkface dance" for him. Callum originally did not believe in Ezran's ability to communicate with animals and had to apologize with to him with the dance after discovering that he was telling the truth. Ezran is also generally supportive of his brother's talents, such as drawing or learning magic. He would often leaf through Callum's sketchbook and was amused when Callum drew silly things like marshmallow monsters onto its pages.

Ezran showed great concern for Callum while he was under the negative effects of using dark magic. When Ezran decided to take on his role as the new king of Katolis, Callum respected his brother's choice, promising to return when Azymondias would be returned to Xadia. While in Katolis, Ezran wondered how his brother was doing on his journey and was eventually happy to be reunited with him. When he discovered Rayla and Callum to be in a relationship during the climb of the Storm Spire, he was at first extremely surprised, but ended up supporting their relationship regardless.

### Harrow

Harrow was Ezran's father and the only remaining parental figure in his life. Ezran was loved dearly by Harrow and the two spent time with together whenever they had the chance, including playing hide-and-seek with Bait. During an earlier childhood, Harrow would visit the Banther Lodge together with his sons, where they would go sledding and build snowmen in the winter. When Ezran was told that Moonshadow Elves were coming to kill his father, he grew upset and stormed off, without learning what had happened to Harrow after getting involved with Rayla. For a time, he was not aware of his father's death, but was devastated upon learning about the situation when Corvus addressed him as the new king of Katolis. Ezran sometimes wishes for his father's advice, feeling like he would know what to do in some situations. Harrow expressed in a letter to Callum that he strongly believed Ezran to be capable of forming a future free from war and prejudice for himself.

### Sarai

Sarai was Ezran's mother, who he lost when he was still an infant and therefore does not bear any memories of her. Before her death, Sarai treated Ezran with much love, occasionally feeding him jelly tarts.

### Amaya

Ezran has a close relationship with his aunt and even learned a bit of sign language from her. They would generally spend a lot of time together during his early childhood, in which she would make sure he would always get plenty to eat, especially if he missed a decent breakfast. After the death of her sister Sarai, Amaya had promised herself to keep Ezran and his brother safe at any cost.

## Allies

### Bait

Bait is Ezran's pet that had originally belonged to Harrow and eventually was gifted to Ezran at a young age. The two are practically inseparable, as Ezran usually carries Bait around in his arms and allows him to speel on top of him or in his arms. Before their big journey to Xadia, they would often play hide-and-seek together and get into mischief, including the stealing of jelly tarts. Ezran's ability to communicate with animals allows him to understand Bait and talk to him like a normal person.

For a short time period after Azymondias's birth, Bait was briefly neglected by Ezran to take care of the young dragonling, to which Bait responded with severe jealousy. However, this feeling was fleeting and the two are back to being best friends.

Following Team Zym's journey, though Bait still possessed a strong attachment to Ezran, he began splitting his time more equally between Ezran and Callum, having bonded with Callum during the journey.

### Azymondias

 After discovering the egg of the Dragon Prince to still be alive, Ezran took it on himself to safely return it to Xadia and its mother, Zubeia, hoping to re-establish the peace between the warring nations. Over a long journey through Katolis, he held on to the egg as best as he could and was willing to risk his life for it when it dropped into a frozen lake. Worried the egg may not survive the impact of the cold temperature, he had taken it to a doctor to examine it and learned that a wonder healer could heal it, who was said to be located on top of the Cursed Caldera. Once learning that a thunderstorm could forcibly hatch the egg and having Callum summon one, Azymondias came to life and immediately became fond of Ezran. The two had an instant connection and Ezran was even able to tell Azymondias' name from just the noises of the dragon.

To Ezran, Zym is like a son, as he nurtured him the best way he could in order to be safe, peaceful, and happy with humans. Ezran also taught Azymondias how to fly, with no avail a first, yet when their bond became so strong they were even able to establish a telepathic connection that allowed them to share mental state, Azymondias eventually managed to fly on his own.

Ezran missed Zym when they were forced to part for the duration of time it took Ezran to reclaim his throne but was even happier when being reunited. Like everyone else, Ezran was happy to reunite Zym with his mother. The two often share affectionate hugs and face licks from Azymondias' side.

### Rayla

Ezran's relationship with Rayla started on the wrong foot when she tried to kill him to act out revenge for Xadia. After learning that the egg of the Dragon Prince had been stolen and not destroyed, she chose to spare Ezran and take him with her to Xadia in order to prove that not all humans are bad. On the start of their journey, he was hesitant about trusting Rayla, as he suspected she would run away with the egg and that she was hiding something, but slowly developed a friendship to her after she saved him from drowning inside a frozen lake. After learning the truth about Harrow, Ezran felt resentment for Rayla for hiding his death from him, but after having time to reflect, he was able to forgive her.

Unlike Callum, Ezran was quick to accept Rayla when she returned after over two years of searching for Viren. Despite having been hurt himself by Rayla's leaving, his empathy led him to do his best to understand her reasons. He chose to put his hurt aside and immediately express his joy at her return.

### Soren

Soren is a childhood friend of Ezran. After meeting again at the Cursed Caldera, Ezran was happy to see him again and appreciated his help in assisting in their quest, but was unaware that Soren tried to kill him when pushing him down a zip-line under the pretense that they were having fun. Ezran became saddened that Soren betrayed them.

After Ezran took up the throne and Soren and Claudia were brought before them, he chose to spare them both, stating that they would not pay for their father's crimes. Soren then switched his loyalty over to support Ezran, as he wished to fulfill his role as member of the Crownguard in serving his rightful king. To do so, he helped Ezran escape the castle dungeon and gathered a few friends that would help him get to Xadia. Through this sincere admission of his culpability and guilt, he convinced the others that they could trust him, especially after Soren sweetened the offer with his knowledge of Viren's strategy. After helping him win the battle and proving to be willing to protect Ezran, Soren was forgiven and welcomed back into the Crownguard. Ezran called him "the best Crownguard anyone could ask for."

Soren's loyalty to Ezran appears to reflect how their fathers' friendship has been stated to be in their younger years, with Soren serving Ezran with fierce loyalty and a degree of casual familiarity.

### Corvus

At first, Ezran saw Corvus as a potential enemy for attacking Rayla, but upon proving that he was a loyal soldier and loyal to his king, the two grew close. Corvus did his best to locate Ezran and his brother, even trying to save them from Claudia and Soren. Ezran appreciates Corvus at his side and personally requested him to attend his royal meetings. After Ezran had been imprisoned, Corvus helped him in escaping the dungeon so he could travel to Xadia, then later joined his forces during the battle at the Storm Spire.

### Opeli

Opeli acted as adviser for Ezran after he had taken on his crown and strongly advised him to punish Viren's family harshly for their involvement with treason; a proposition that was eventually turned down. Opeli respects Ezran's decisions even if the two may not agree. When he discussed the burdens of his leadership with her, she suggested that to assign a regent, freeing him from his responsibilities of a king until he would come of age. She assured him that nobody would think less of him, though respected when he decided to take up the mantle of leadership himself. After Ezran swapped places with Viren in the dungeon in the hope to prevent the building war, Opeli helped him to escape and provided him with provisions for his journey to Xadia. She later joined his forces during the battle at the Storm Spire and pledged her loyalty to him once more after the war had been won.

### Barius

At first, Barius disliked Ezran when he was still a prince, due to him scheming to steal his jelly tarts alongside Bait. However, when Ezran ascended the throne, Barius developed a newfound respect for him and even came to his aid alongside Aanya's troops during the battle at the Storm Spire.

### Phoe-Phoe

Phoe-Phoe assisted Ezran in teaching Zym on how to fly, and flew him and the rest of Team Zym from the Moon Nexus after Rayla's suspicions about Soren and Claudia proved to be true. When Phoe-Phoe was unable to travel further from the nexus, Ezran thanked the Moon Phoenix and allowed her to return to Lujanne.

After Viren proclaimed himself the new King of Katolis, Phoe-Phoe and Lujanne flew to Ezran's aid after the latter received Soren's message. Phoe-Phoe followed Lujanne's order of flying Ezran and Bait all the way to the Storm Spire, though she began to exhaust herself not long after they had crossed into Xadia. Despite Ezran's plea for her to return to Lujanne, Phoe-Phoe was determined to complete her task and she was able to reunite Ezran and Bait with Callum, Rayla, and Zym. However, Phoe-Phoe's sheer exhaustion from the long flight had taken its toll and she succumbed to her fatigue. Ezran was initially saddened by Phoe-Phoe's death, but after realizing that she was a Moon Phoenix and left behind a "ghost feather", he was thrilled that she would be reborn.

Weeks after Viren's apparent death, Ezran and Team Zym traveled to the Moon Nexus to take part in the rebirth ritual that successfully revived Phoe-Phoe as a hatchling. The reborn Phoe-Phoe developed an attachment towards Ezran and stayed by the young king's side during his stay at the Moon Nexus. When Callum and Rayla reconstructed the Moonhenge and entered the portal between life and death, Phoe-Phoe allowed Ezran to pluck one of her feathers so that Callum could stay tethered to the world of the living as he intended to rescue Rayla.

### Ellis and Ava

Ellis and Ava were Team Zym's travel companions for a short time. Ezran would play with the two and they supported him while he tried to teach Zym how to fly. The two share their love for animals. Ezran had no issues to befriend her, despite his claims that making friends with kids his own age is difficult.

### Zubeia

While initially foes for the former sending Moonshadow Elves after him and King Harrow, Ezran and Zubeia became allies after he and the rest of Team Zym reunited her with her long-lost son and saved her and Xadia from Viren. He also introduced her to jelly tarts.

### Aanya

Aanya joined the allied forces during the battle at the Storm Spire and bowed before Ezran after the battle had been won.

## Enemies

### Viren

Due to being King Harrow's closest friend, Viren used to be almost like an uncle to Ezran. However, after Harrow was killed, Viren wanted to seize the throne to rule with an iron fist, as he believed it to be the only way to keep humanity safe. Ezran was unaware that he had sent for his children to hunt him down and eliminate him, so he could take over Katolis. In the aftermath of the Storm Spire battle, an illusion of Viren had the chance to kill Ezran, but was interrupted by Soren, who defended his rightful king from the threat.

### Claudia

Ezran seemed to have a good relationship with Claudia from childhood on, as she was willing to get the princes home, believing her dad had the intention of keeping them safe from Rayla and Xadia, who were believed to have taken them hostage. Once they caught up with Team Zym and tagged along with them for a brief time, Ezran was happy to be reunited with the two and did not suspect that they were tasked to steal Azymondias back or even kill them. Ezran later was devastated by Claudia's willingness to capture and use magical creatures like Zym for her spells, as well as when she betrayed him and his friends after he had trusted her. When Claudia and Soren were brought before Ezran in chains for committing treason, he chose to spare them both, stating that they would not pay for the crimes of their father. While Soren proved worthy of the act, Claudia continued to betray Ezran for the sake of not losing her family.

### Kasef

As acting king of Neolandia, Kasef demanded Ezran to join their army and declare war on Xadia. However, Ezran refused, wishing for a time of peace, as returning Zym would be the possible key for achieving a state of harmony. Unfortunately, Kasef favored revenge over peace, and like Viren, he believed Ezran unfit to rule, considering him a child that could not make strong choices. Kasef was willing to declare war on Katolis if Ezran would not ally with the other Human Kingdoms against Xadia. He was sneering and dismissive of Ezran, often speaking insultingly towards him and forcing ultimatums. With the help of Viren and Saleer, Kasef forced Ezran out of the throne to put Viren in charge, not knowing he was the perpetrator of the attacks and that he was being manipulated by Aaravos.

### Runaan

At first, Ezran was unaware of Runaan's involvement in King Harrow's death. When he eventually discovered Runaan's Shadowhawk arrow in the Arcus Vault, he was left in horror upon learning that the Moonshadow Elf was responsible for killing his father. After Ezran stomped on the Shadowhawk in a fit of rage, he began to hold a hatred for Runaan for his actions.

### Aaravos

Upon learning about Aaravos's crimes and imprisonment, Ezran planned to do everything in his power to prevent the Startouch Elf's liberation with little to no bloodshed.

Due to Ezran's naivety, Aaravos called him a whining child king who knew that he was in over his head.

## References

1. ↑ Book One, Chapter 9: "Wonderstorm"
2. ↑ Callum's Spellbook
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Book Three, Chapter 6: "Thunderfall"
4. ↑ Book Three, Chapter 7: "Hearts of Cinder"
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Book One, Chapter 1: "Echoes of Thunder"
6. ↑ Book Two, Chapter 8: "The Book of Destiny"
7. ↑ Book Two, Chapter 6: "Heart of a Titan"
8. ↑ Book Two, Chapter 5: "Breaking the Seal"
9. ↑ Book One, Chapter 4: "Bloodthirsty"
10. ↑ Book One, Chapter 5: "An Empty Throne"
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 First round of official Q&A answered!
12. ↑ Book One, Chapter 6: "Through the Ice"
13. ↑ Book Four, Chapter 3: "Breathtaking"
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 Book Three, Chapter 2: "The Crown"
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 Book Three, Chapter 9: "The Final Battle"
16. ↑ Book Two, Chapter 1: "A Secret and a Spark"
17. ↑ Book Two, Chapter 3: "Smoke and Mirrors"
18. ↑ Book Two, Chapter 4: "Voyage of the Ruthless"
19. ↑ Book Three, Chapter 5: "Heroes and Masterminds"
20. ↑ Through the Moon
21. ↑ Book Three, Chapter 3: "Ghost"
22. ↑ Book Three, Chapter 4: "The Midnight Desert"
23. ↑ Deep Below
24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Book Four, Chapter 4: "Through the Looking Glass"
25. ↑ Book Five, Chapter 5: "Archmage Akiyu"