Afzal Murad's Links
He wishes to crush Vieno and prove that he's even stronger than these strange weavers with their magic and shit. Eventually, his desire to crush Vieno turns into him actually liking the stupid leopard...and now they're in a relationship, mates essentially. He still thinks that Vieno's a bleeding heart...but it's reminded him of why he wanted to get strong in the first place.
He just wants to live his life, but Afzal's constantly trying to kick his ass. So of course he's gonna fight back. Eventually he manages to win Afzal over, the two are now romantically committed to each other. Afzal's softened up a great deal, but is still the more pragmatic of the two of them while Vieno's still overly friendly.