[@Psyker Landshark]
End doesn't know why Runner thinks they're fellow pistol lovers, when neither of them practice gun kata and dual wield pistols, but eh, whatever. He works hard, knows his way around a gunfight, and has the combat experience that the assassin End doesn't have. His magic is also fairly interesting. Always nice to further accelerate the bullets of her Railrifle.

[@Traitor]
Zero is useful, even if she doesn't belong on the battlefield. On the other hand, End finds Hex insufferable. They're the same age, have similar appearances, and are both arrogant and calculating, but Hex is USELESS. She's a mage that can't even erect her own Personal Reality Field. She's a fighter who primarily uses melee weapons in an era where ranged weapons exist. Seeing someone like her exist immensely displeases End. But until then, End just pretends that Hex doesn't exist.