Hound's Links
Houndkick feels a great sense of duty towards protecting Firepaw. Despite this, he also treats his apprentice like he would his own kit and feels a form of familial love for the young cat. He would do anything to protect Firepaw from harm.
Firepaw's mentor! Houndkick is a totally awesome guy, and it is NOT because he's deputy. Similar to Lightningstar, Firepaw could not care less that his mentor has a high rank. He likes Houndkick because the tom is chill, kind, and especially patient when Firepaw gets distracted.
Houndkick has a lot of respect for Jaycrest and really wants to get to know him better! He really enjoys talking to Jaycrest and thinks the other tom would be really fun to hang out with if Jaycrest wasn't so worried and stressed about Clan politics all the time. He hopes he can help Jaycrest feel less stressed in general.
Windclan deputy, and (attempted?) ally. Jaycrest admires Houndkick's dedication to bettering his clan and trying to bring peace to all clans. He views those ideals as naive, but in a life where Jaycrest's clan is literally surrounded to all sides by the other clans, maybe hope for a life of peace is a nice wish to strive to achieve. Jaycrest himself sees Houndkick as a responsible and respectable deputy. He feels weird that the other tom somehow admires him in return. What does Houndkick see in him? Why do those thoughts make his heart race? Best not to question it.
One of the role-models that Falconpaw looks up to after being trained in the past by the deputy. He sees Houndkick as a friendly, dedicated clanmate and wants to be just as good a warrior as him and Lightningstar combined!
With his most recent journey, he's also more understanding of Houndkick's desire to keep everyone safe—though Falconpaw may have picked up on a selfless desire to protect his clanmates over his own safety from the deputy as well.
Respects the Windclan deputy enough, even if he feels Houndkick is a little too naïve with thinking the clans will ever all get along. Lakeshade is wary about trying to be friendly with him after his attempt to apologize made the other deputy jumpy, but doesn't wish him any ill-will and hopes they can at least stay amicable for their clans' sakes.