Taavi's Links
As with any afflicted with the "blighted" curse, Runan has been assigned multiple guards tasked with supervising him from the day he was born. Taavi though not his first, seems to be one of the longer lasting men to keep the position.
Though he often has difficulty getting along with others, Runan seems to have developed attraction to Taavi, as well as romantic curiosity, though a lifelong fear of abandonment has kept him from openly admitting it.