Belphegor's Links
Vinaron is the only one Belphegor agrees to sparr with these days, for reasons unknown to many. Some suspect hatred and it sure looks like it, but the men's interactions outside of fighting paints a different picture. Between their similar personalities, war pasts and fondness of weapons, there's much to bond over. And besides that, Vinaron is an interesting man to simply observe. Belphegor has even taken to gifting a few of his precious creations to Vin, if just to watch his appreciation for the craft, and enjoys keeping the old man on his toes with them, so much so his ego doesn't even suffer from the 1 to 3 eye ratio unfairness anymore. It stings a little to remember the terms they started on, but he doesn't question how they ended up with an unspoken but clearly valuable friendship. And an even more unspoken "something more".
He's fond of Demeter but, one seasoned introvert to another, would like to see him come out of his shell. It's what made him approach and strike a tentative camaraderie with the shy avarris. Or perhaps he recognized something in Demeter he had only seen in those that came back from war (and the mirror) and became concerned. Either way, Belphegor now splits their time together between training with the man and being a tad overprotective of him.
He can be seen sporting a feather of Demeter's in his hair, fond of the bright colors
He’s timid around the big feathered Avarris, but thanks to him he’s slowly opening up more to people. Demeter’s known him since the military days, and he’s one of a few people that he trusts. The fact that Belphegor wears a feather in his hair makes him feel better about himself, since he sometimes thinks his feathers can be distracting and attracts too much attention at times.
It's inevitable that they're on friendly terms now after so many run-ins with each other. From wayward calls about Belphegor chasing an unfortunate burglar to adventures in gun repair, the feathered avarris has been left with another notch in his weapon upkeep belt and a heap of respect for the woman. Seraphina may be personally responsible for his change of heart about scaled avarris as a whole.
He finds the staring cute.
“He fixes my guns while I stare at his guns ;)”
...And then Melo regrets typing that.
For some reason most of the Amora family has come to do business with Belphegor - the saner ones, thankfully, if the tales about Nikiro's husband are anything to go by. He doesn't mind his level-headed company and creativity though.
The only reason he knows him is because he keeps apologizing about his daughter disturbing him when she should be on DUTY—
If it’s not because of that, he’s there because he secretly likes to do tiny metal work projects, and he would ask the blacksmith for help on the ones that are more complex. Maybe have a conversation or two.