Ruka's Links
In general, Akilia has tried to stay on the diplomat's good side, knowing that when she has taken over the pride, she will need to work alongside Ruka. After all, a diplomat is not an easy thing to replace; by the time Akilia has taken over, Ruka will have developed relationships with the prides she visits, and Akilia does not want to have to start from scratch with those relationships when she's leading. Ruka hasn't seemed too interested in forming a friendship with Akilia when they have interacted, but that's just fine with Akilia; in fact, that works out best. All that's important to Akilia is maintaining a good enough relationship with Ruka to have her help when Akilia takes over. Really, the only thing Akilia could hope for in her relationship with Ruka at the moment would be to find a way to lessen her loyalty to Nasaba. She doesn't know how close Ruka is to their leader, but she doesn't want Ruka to be too close, or else she may be much more hesitant to work alongside Akilia.
Ruka and Cuore are not best friends, however, they do get along swimmingly. This is partially due to Ruka seeing so much of the world while Cuore has seen so much of it, so both know a lot about other cultures. Their ability to get along so well is especially evident during meetings Nasaba holds with the more important rankings in the pride. Though Ruka is not in attendance at every one (then again, neither is Cuore, but he attends many more than Ruka), when she is there, the two end up snickering away like little kids if they're sitting next to each other. They try to not make it obvious, they really do, but they often get caught cracking jokes and not always paying enough attention as they should be. Each time they get caught, they just try to be more and more subtle with it. Cuore often wonders whether the two would be closer if Ruka wasn't gone so much, but there's no way of knowing, and Cuore enjoys their relationship as it is (even if Nasaba most definitely does not appreciate it, though even he seems slightly amused by the way they get along).