Sverin/Relationships

## Kjorn

Sverin was shown to be very overprotective of his son, as he doesn't want what happened to his mate to happen to him. He loved his son a lot, and liked to keep him close to him, as shown when the forbade Kjorn from going with Rashard to Windwater, or when he made Caj the leader of the King's Guard instead of his son. Kjorn, along with Caj, were also the only gryfons who were able to keep Sverin from going mad. After it was revealed that Sverin was responsible for Elena's death, Kjorn did not know how to feel towards his father, but eventually forgave him.

## Elena

While the relationship between Elena and Sverin was never shown, Sverin loved her a lot, as she was one of the reasons (the major reason) he went mad in *Skyfire*. Although Sverin blamed the Vanir (Particulary Ragna), for his mates Demise. However deep down even Sverin knew that was a lie. In *Shard of Sun,* It’s revealed that Sverin was at fault for Elena’s death, and Ragna only agreed to take some of the blame. However, Sverin’s inability to overcome his grief caused him to believe his own lie that the Vanir had killed Elena. In *By the Silver Wind,* A repentant Sverin refuses to eat fish as a way of honoring Elena’s sacrifice.

## Thyra

During the first half of *Skyfire*, Sverin was shown to respect his daughter-in-law, calling her "Lady Thyra" when they are organizing the hunters and guards. After he goes mad, however, he begins to distrust her, thinking that her Vanir blood bewitched his son and wingbrother into their deaths. In *By the Silver Wind*, however, during his time as a prisoner, he begins to respect the two queens once more.

## Ragna

Ragna kept Sverin's secret of the drowning of Elena. At first, the two of them had an awkward respect, but eventually disintegrated into hostility and distrust when the Red King fell into madness. After his sanity was restored, the two eventually grew into grudging respect and admiration for each other, with Ragna even saying that he was the bravest of all gryfons after the Battle of Pebble's Throw.

## Rashard

At first, Sverin was very distrustful of Rashard; the last pure-blooded Vanir kit born near the Conquering. He stated to Kjorn that he would never trust Shard until he [Sverin] flew with Tyr. After their fight, Sverin was even more distrustful, his distrust eventually extending over all the Vanir who still lived in his pride. After being restored from his sanity, Sverin knows that he is finally beaten, and begs for Shard's mercy for everything he has done. Although Shard hasn’t forgotten what Sverin did he accepts the latter’s apology.

## Halvden

When Severin and Halvden became wingbrothers Halvden initially took advantage of Sverin's declining mental health to maniuplate him into granting his desires. He also encouraged Severin to exile the rest of their pride minus most of Severin relatives and the rest of the king's guard (Excluding Caj) by turning him against the pride. After being banished by Kjorn however, Halvden works up the courage to unsuccessfully attempt restore his former king to his sanity despite knowing full well that it would be against the half-blood's interest showing that Halvden grew to value Severin as a comrade to some extent and an example to him caving into his inner good. Halvden only abandoned Sverin after several unsuccessful attempts to restore Sverin’s sanity.

## The Vanir

Sverin’s treatment of the Vanir was equivalent to racism (Or more specifically specisim). Sverin’s hatred for the Vanir stemmed from Ragna’s perceived role in Elena’s death. Sverin banned fishing soon after Elena’s death and in *Skyfire,* Sverin becomes increasingly autocratic after a Vanir was found dead after an unsuccessful attempt to hunt fish. Eventually Sverin exiles the Vanir. Although Sverin was convinced that he was getting even with the Vanir for what they supposedly did to Elena, deep down Sverin knew that was a lie. In *Shard of Sun,* Sverin confesses that he was at fault for Elena’s demise, and that he was merely using the Vanir as scapegoats due to his inability to overcome his grief for Elena.