Vale is strict, and stoic when working as the leader of his mafia. In his private life he is soft-hearted, and affectionate that is the side of Nathan that is reserved solely for his partner, who has age regression disorder. He takes care of her when she slips into her little space. when she isn't little she is a professional figure skater, and while she knows about her husbands line of work she is kept away from it as Nathan doesn't want her to be involved in the underworld.