[@Drakey] // Rodion Kuznetsov

Stina can always appreciate a tinkerer, especially one who doesn't make a lot of noise and gets his job done: it is a valuable asset in a world where the loss of the machines could easily mean death. this is of course, tempered by his wavering faith - Stina sees his lack of vigor in prayer and meditation, and despairs. He can at least respect the fact that Kuznetsov is able to still contribute to a fight, but still just... doesn't get not wanting to be in the thick of it. Probably has to do with that T'sarean blood in him.

[@Lovejoy] // Ragnar

all Ragnar really needed to get pushed onto the right track was a bit of encouragement - and look at him now: a fighter in his own right, ready and willing to sacrifice for his fellow man and country. A good man, with a good future. Especially if he stops trying to take cues from Hassan. [will flesh out further when I can properly see the character]

[@Sisyphus] // Hassan Qureshi

For all his happy-go-lucky disrespect of the great church of Varya, there's something about Hassan that makes Stina want to keep him around. It probably helps that he withers like a baby deer any time Stina ever truly threatens him, knowing that his powers can't touch another Inquisitor, so when he needs to, Stina can put Hassan in his place. But it's more than that... his want to have fun... his desperate attempt to break out from the cycle of war and hunger that devours Varyan culture... something that appeals deep within the thousand layers of tough-guy over Stina. because deep inside, it is fun to break out of his bubble every once in a while and actually have some fun: both of them losing some of their barriers probably appeals to Hassan as much as it does to Yerokhin. 

As long as no one else is watching.

[@deathbringer] // Astraea

Stina's always seen something vaguely suspicious in Astraea: something... not quite right about how she goes about her life, her prayer, her battle. It always seems tentative, vaguely unwilling, and altogether too much about her own emotions - different from the two who simply don't care, she seems to care... too much? and maybe about something else? But hey, she is still a Lastronan, so she still kills quite effectively, and is quite a good healer. Their journey to capture that demon was also the most fun Stina had ever had, because man did those things put up a good fight. Stina has a relatively bi-polar relationship with Mother Astraea. He wants to love her with the same intensity that he loves Ragnar and Hassan, but feels like she keeps putting up barriers between the two of them, so he is at times curt and rough with her. He will of course, keep trying to make the friendship work until a breaking point finally is reached.