Penny Dreadful/Relationships

## Friends

### Christopher Spellcrafter

Initially, Penny wasn't sure what to make of him besides the fact that he seemed to show her kindness. However, she understands he was just oblivious to who she was when they first met and has since only grown closer to him. Penny trained him in melee combat and taught him what she could given that her magic was that of a different type. This proved to be helpful not only in the Partner Competition and in school, but also during the Battle of Terminus. As partners, they are naturally drawn to and protect one another. She often enjoys teasing him when she gets the chance simply for the sake of it. The closer they become, the more easily she is able to communicate with him via his own mind and vise versa. At the end of the first book, Penny admits that she does feel something toward him, but was not sure if it could develop into a relationship. Instead, she promises to keep an open mind and later at the end of the Christmas side story, agrees to go on a date.

### Morgan Nightgem

When Penny first arrived with her sister Victoria to Terminus, she was quickly met by Morgan with her very bubbly and vivacious personality - if not a little silly. Penny found her annoying at first and kept herself closed off. However, she never gave up trying and that determination to be her friend is what made Penny trust her. They are extremely close best friends and Morgan always tries to find ways to make her smile. Penny doesn't underestimate her skill but will never understand why her favorite spell happens to be her 'bubble prison'. Penny did admire how powerful it was for being a very simple spell, but thought that Morgan needed to expand her other skills as well. Morgan tried to get Penny to become a mage, but due to her past and her average mana capacity, she was rejected. Morgan has also tried to push Penny into 'finding someone' more than once.

### Megan Fairyhorn

Even though they used to be enemies, Penny never really tried to harm Megan. Even when she was an imperial and was part of the destruction of her home in Japan, she had always been upfront with her. The only time Penny threatened to harm Megan was when Megan had attempted to harm Victoria during the events of origins. This allowed them to trust one another faster, especially after they realized they were in the same squad together. They fight together often and Penny is one of the few people that she trusts. Megan will study with Penny from time to time for classes on Terminus.

### Emily Spellcrafter

Penny sees Emily not only as someone who has a lot of authority, but also as somewhat of a confidant. She often goes to her when she has information or updates on a mission, but also asks about Chris from time to time. Emily has asked Penny time and time again to keep her brother safe and if anything were to happen to herself, to continue to guard him as always. Penny has told her that it is silly that she even feels the need to ask. Emily is very aware of the relationship developing between her brother and Dreadful. Penny is well aware of the Blessing Emily had Autumn place on him, but chooses not to tell him as its for his own safety.

### Autumn Brood

Penny sees Autumn as the one with the most authority besides Headmaster Brood and knows how powerful she is. She will, just like Emily, come to her with important information and, if need be, ask about Emily or Chris. Autumn always seems to know what's going on and will almost always show up if you speak her name, so Penny at least feels comfort knowing that if Chris gets hurt, which happens often, that Autumn can help.

### Gatchi Mitchell

Penny doesn't know much about Gatchi other than she was close friends with her sister Victoria and she'd catch them together often back when they were still in the empire. She did also know that she was Eslena's apprentice but she didn't think too much of her until she decided to join the Alliance and had to turn on her as a result. She doesn't see her as a bad person, but she is wary of her and knows what side she's on. It isn't until later that she truly trusts her.

## Family

### Ian Dreadful

Penny has always been welcoming and shown care to her adopted brother Ian. She knows he's a bit of a knucklehead at times, but still cares regardless. They would only grow closer as siblings when they found out they would be in the same squad together. One thing they both have in common is that they're both really good pilots, but Penny is better by far. Penny knows of Ian's desire to hide his role in the attack of Japan from Megan and assists him in keeping the truth. The only other person who knows is Chris. Because Ian was an Imperial Knight, part of his duties was to guard both Penny and Victoria.

### Victoria Dreadful

While in the Empire with her, Penny saw her sister as traitorous and frankly didn't understand her point of view on the empire. She did love her sister, but they would often be at odds with one another and she did not want to be involved with her plans to leave. Penny ignored her reasoning and felt it was irrational; they would even have different views on how to feel about their mother. However, when Victoria finally managed to convince her to join the Alliance alongside her, Penny finally started to understand her point of view and see the error of the empire she was raised to be loyal to without question. Their bond only grew as they lived their life in Terminus as wizards and they stuck by each other despite the initial distrust the other Alliance members had with them. Her death soon after was especially hard on Penny.

### Chaos Dreadful

When she was younger, Penny admired her father and did whatever it took to follow in his footsteps and help him fight the Alliance in any way she could. However, she came to realize that what he was doing wasn't okay and made the decision to join the Alliance with her sister Victoria, against him. Despite this however, she can never bring it in her heart to hate him. The feeling is mutual on both ends. She sees her father as misguided but powerful none the less and often warns people not to underestimate him because she knows how dangerous he can be. She even can predict his plans better than anyone else in the Alliance, for obvious reasons. There will even be times that she misses him and will defend him if someone sees him as simply a corrupted villain, which she knows isn't the case.

### Madelynn Dreadful

Penny's relationship with her mother did not last long. Madelynn had already begun to lose her mind due to the Shadow Plague around the time that Penny was old enough to even remember her, so she often needed the help of the house servants, her husband, and her two daughters. She became much weaker than she was in her prime, but was mostly cognizant enough to protect them when necessary. While her sister Victoria had time to get to know their mother before she went insane and subsequently died, Penny only knew what was left of her. Still, her mother would sometimes refer her as 'little Knight'. Around the time Penny was five or six, their mother died, leaving the family at a total of three. Her youngest daughter Penny began developing feelings of disdain she could not explain, but were most likely brought on by her father's grieving. Her hate for the memory of her mother caused a tension on her relationship with Victoria prior to book one, but has since been resolved.

## Other Allies

### Nickolas Delore

Penny is honored to serve under such an influential Alliance general. Even during her time in the Empire, she studied him and learned of his tactics. Though she doesn't always follow his orders, he accepts her improvised plans. The General does not care whatsoever that Penny is a Sorcerer or a former Imperial.

### Headmaster Jacob Brood

The Headmaster welcomed both Penny and Victoria into the Alliance with open arms. He was surprised to see both of Chaos's daughters had decided to defect, but saw it as another opportunity to ease tensions. With his help, Victoria was able to become a mage and secretly become partners with Emily. Penny was a harder case because she had more of a reputation with the Alliance from her time working with the Empire, but instead of becoming discouraged, he pushed harder. Brood allowed Penny to partner with Chris after actively pushing the two together to prove a theory. He also orchestrated the senate trial which he knew would result in a permanent partnership between the two. Brood had hoped that Chaos might stand down with his daughters on the opposite side, but now has realized that this will never happen.

### Violet Fleur

Penny admires and recognizes Violet's skill when it comes to being a pilot, however, that is often overshadowed by her need to constantly show off. Not to mention she has tendency to talk down to her fellow pilots frequently, which never sat right with Penny. They have a very complicated relationship.

## Enemies

### Hunter Spiritbringer

Penny was never sure exactly to feel about Hunter at first. She knew him as an impressive duelist and trusted him once to help train Chris. However, that trust soon faded once she noticed how hard he was being on him, beating him while he was down during a match and behaving irrationally. She began to harbor disapproval toward him since and it only grew when he was revealed to be a traitor. She dislikes him, but definitely not as much as her partner does. She knows how to be civil around him when need be, but regardless, she has no desire to trust him again. She does, however, seem to focus more on his motives rather than just his actions.