Ian slowly started trusting you when you both were kids (he was 15), you became close friends and since you were the only one he trusted in this world he was pretty clingy to you. In the war, you were really helpful and he respected you as a mage. Nearly 4 years has passed (he's now 19). You were trying to cheer up some new recruits to push away their fear to fight beast, but then Ian cut down the head of a beast making some recruits pass away

What a scare soul, why coming here if so weak