Blaine Glayder/Relationships

## Family

### Blaine’s Father

Blaine’s father was the former king of Sapin before Blaine’s accession. From what little has been shown of Blaine’s past, it can be inferred that Blaine did not have a good relationship with his father. While Blaine was proud of his family lineage and wanted to honor their legacy, his father was a man who desired power and would do anything to achieve it. While Blaine desired peace between the three kingdoms, the former King desired war and oppression. Blaine despised the tyrannical man his father had become, to the point he was willing to kill his father to put an end to the Second War in order to unite the people. While he was envious of the talent and power other mages were capable of that he wasn’t, including his own family, Blaine never wanted to be anything like his father, and did his best not to let his inferiority complex overtake him. In the present time, Blaine was ashamed of himself for becoming exactly like his father, losing his sense of honor.

### Priscilla Glayder

Priscilla Glayder is the Queen of Sapin and Blaine Glayder’s wife. While the two are implied to have a loving marriage, Blaine admitted that he was envious of his wife’s natural talent in magic that he did not have. Blaine did his best not to show this side of himself to his wife. Priscilla is shown to love her husband regardless of his power, rarely ever going against him, though she was disappointed in her husband over his behavior when he tried to take the young Arthur Leywin’s bond forcefully.

### Curtis Glayder

Curtis it the Prince of Sapin Kingdom and Blaine’s son. Blaine loves his son dearly and was willing to gift him a world lion cub to help him become a beast tamer. Curtis looks up to his father and does everything he can to make him proud. Blaine admitted that he was envious of his son’s natural talent in magic that he did not have. Blaine did his best not to show this side of himself to his son.

### Kathyln Glayder

Kathyln is the Princess of Sapin Kingdom and Blaine’s daughter. Blaine loves his daughter just as much as he does his son Curtis. Though Kathyln loves her father, she admits that she feels a great pressure to live up to his and her mother’s expectations. Blaine admitted that he was envious of his daughter’s natural talent in magic that he did not have. Blaine did his best not to show this side of himself to his daughter.

## The Council of Dicathen

### The Eralith Royal Family

Despite the hostile past between their kingdoms, Blaine holds nothing but respect for the Eralith family as well as the elven people. Blaine desired peace between their kingdoms and was willing to kill his tyrannical father to achieve it. During Arthur Leywin’s hearing Blaine did his best to keep neutral between the royal families of Darv and Elenoir though he made it apparent to silence Dawsid whenever he went to far and disrespected the Eraliths.

### The Greysunders Royal Family

While Blaine is initially shown to have respect for the Greysunders, his relationship with them is much more complicated than what appeared to be. Blaine has a particular dislike for Dawsid for his amoral and greedy nature that he felt no shame for, reminding him of his father. When Dawsid accused Blaine of being just as corrupt as he was for betraying their people to the Vritra, Blaine lashed out at Dawsid, threatening him to never lump him in with the likes of him. Dawsid considers Blaine a weak willed and foolish king, unable to see the true potential of siding with the Vritra if they handed over Arthur.

## Others

### Arthur Leywin

Arthur is a young boy who Blaine encountered during his attendance at the 10th Anniversary of the Helstea Auction House. Blaine has a particular interest in Arthur for his willingness to defy Blaine as well as his willingness to stand up to a king. During Arthur’s trial, Blaine admitted to himself that handing over Arthur was to satisfy his own personal desires for power, which he believed was for his own “greater good” and not just his family.

### Sebastian

Sebastian was the former Royal Guard of the Glayder family. Blaine appreciated the years of service Sebastian provided and felt compelled to reward him whenever the opportunity presented itself. Despite his respect for Sebastian, Blaine was never pleased with his entitled and disrespectful behavior, never hesitating to reprimand the mage whenever he went too far. When Sebastian expressed his desire to have Arthur Leywin’s bond. Blaine asked Arthur if he was willing to give his bond over to Sebastian. When Arthur refused, Sebastian tried to take it forcefully by attacking Arthur. This resulted in Sebastian not only losing his position as a royal mage but his banishment from the capital, as Blaine never intended to harm the child over a mana beast.