Errin's Links
Zena and him have been friends ever since she saved him from getting attacked by a fellow stray Pokémon in an alley. Since that day, he's remained a friend to her, and developed an intense emotional connection to her, and as a result, he tends to want to help her out a lot and get worried about her easily. Though he's much more open and warm with his feelings than Zena is, he doesn't mind her withdrawn nature or her blunt way of speaking. He does, however, get a little down when she doesn't always seem to understand his concern or why he does certain things for her, as he wishes she wouldn't be so resistant when he just tries to help out of their friendship. However, he can sometimes also push Zena beyond her limits and what she's comfortable with, and doesn't always realize or understand that he's doing so.
Whenever these two end up separating in different universes and adaptations, he keeps her in his mind and misses her a lot, but her absence does in part motivate him to push for the things he wants by keeping her in mind.
He also does tend to develop some romantic feelings for her, but Zena never seems to pick up on them. Though he's a little downcast about it, he's not going to push her about that, because he's perfectly content being what he already is to her.
Errin was Zena's only and most trusted friend for a long time, and one of the few people she's met that isn't irritated by her personality in some way. Though she feels he worries about her too much sometimes when she's really fine, she deeply appreciates his emotional support, and while she doesn't verbalize this, at times she feels his reassurance and emotional strength is what lifts her up from her own weakness and trauma. He's definitely an uplifting, comforting presence in her life. In some universes where they don't separate, she doesn't want to imagine herself alone without his support.
They do, however, tend to separate, and though Zena definitely remembers him and thinks of him, she tends to simply move on with her life. Whenever reunion happens, however, she's just as happy to keep in touch and continue their relationship. No matter how things end up, he'll always be very important to her.