1130: Avery's Links
Relationship Status: It's Complicated
Avery thinks... very degradingly of Kaden. He thinks he is an okay friend, and quite cute - but thats about where the good ends.
After saving the other horse from a dangerous predator, Kaden simply just followed him around. And he hasn't left. Avery initally wasn't too bothered, as he found the horse attractive, but Kaden's hesitance and wanting to only be serious is what started the wedge of annoyance.
Unfortunately for him, his sister Riley quite enjoys Kaden, so he cannot chase the other horse off. Instead, Avery continues his attempts to flirt, only to get mad when he is deflected and ghost Kaden. It is not a good relationship, although they do have their friendly moments.
Kaden is very loyal, and when Avery saved him he became incredibly attached. The larger horse was very nice to him at first, a little too nice at times but Kaden would clarify he was only interested in a long term relationship.
He wouldn't mind being in a relationship with Avery, in fact he'd love it. He has a crush on the horse, he's very good with younger horses and can be super sweet! Yet Avery seems uninterested in that.
Kaden keeps trying his damnedest, bringing flowers and gifts in hopes Avery will reciprocate his feelings but he's met with stonewalled silence. He's getting very tired of it, he doesn't know why Avery isn't interested.
Relationship Status: Found Family
Avery cares very deeply for Riley and will do absolutely anything for her. He would jump in front of a hundred monsters, walk to the ends of the Earth, and destroy anything he had too.
He found her as an abandoned foal, only a few months old at the time, lost and hungry. Avery felt strong pity and took her in, building a proper camp in the woods nearby the Dungeons and raising her there. After a while they began to develop a sibling-like dynamic, and soon were inseperable.
Riley is older now, almost a full year, but Avery still worries over her. He has yet to let her enter a Dungeon although she begs too. The risk of her getting hurt is too heartbreaking for him.
Riley absolutely adores Avery, she thinks he is the coolest horse in the entire world! He is her rock, and any question or fret she has can always be solved and quelled by him.
She doesn't know much about her parents, just that she was alone for a while before Avery found her. She was hesitant to trust him at first, but once that hurdle was toppled they became instant family.
As much as Riley loves Avery, she knows he can be very brash and cold at times. He refuses to let her dungeoneer, something the two fight about often.