Apollo's Links
After spending so much time with Smokey nursing him back to health after the incident, Apollo puts an immense amount of trust, love and care into Smokey. After acting tough and strong as team leader, he feels relieved to be able to act like his true self in the company of Smokey. With what Apollo has gone through in his past relationships and his past in general, not having to put a front over how he truly feels means the world to Apollo. With Smokey being so infatuated with Apollo's true personality and feelings, it only means that much more to Apollo to keep Smokey safe and secure within his own love and care. His previous relationship left deep mental scarring upon Apollo, some that he had still not recovered from. But with Smokey at Apollo's side, these scars are gently healing.
After losing his memory, Apollo had always been there for Smokey to provide comfort and guidance, something Smokey will never forget. Through Apollo's love and care, Smokey feels completely comfortable within Apollo's presence, always almost by his side and showing profound interest in anything that Apollo has to offer. With Smokey's love of learning, Apollo is entirely patient with showing him new informative novels and teaches him everything that Smokey wishes to learn. By staying at Apollo's side, he knows that Apollo is very willing to give and teach, to allow Smokey the reminder of being able to rely on someone much stronger than him to protect him, and keep him safe.