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Zelgius's loyalty to Sephiran was unquestionable and it was believed that he could never serve conflicting masters;<ref>{{Cite|A man like Zelgius could never serve conflicting interests... Never. Everything he did, he did for one master. Isn’t that so, Sephiran?|[[Ike]]|Radiant Dawn}}</ref> indeed, even Ashnard suspected that the Black Knight's loyalties toward himself and Daein were not absolute and that he had considered betrayal.<ref>{{Cite|'''Ashnard:''' Does that bother you? Well then... Perhaps I should leave it to you and see what happens! Heee heee heee!<br>'''Black Knight:''' Do you believe I would betray you?<br>'''Ashnard:''' I believe your heart has considered it.<br>'''Black Knight:''' Surely you jest...|[[Ashnard]] and the Black Knight|Path of Radiance}}</ref> He had absolutely no tolerance for insults aimed at Sephiran and would quickly resort to violence against anybody who tried to dishonor him, even other senators.<ref>{{Cite|'''Valtome:''' N-no! This is a farce! You cannot trick us! You are using a fake apostle to disable the senate and take over Begnion! Men, we must act! That vile Sephiran is their leader! The fact that he's been put in chains is our proof! Hurk!<br>'''Zelgius:''' ...I will not allow you to disgrace my master's good name. One more syllable and I shall snap your neck, Valtome.|[[Valtome]] and Zelgius|Radiant Dawn}}</ref> The threat of harm coming to Sephiran was enough to press him into following the cruel and ill-advised orders of the other Begnion senators, if it meant preventing them from harming Sephiran. Despite his loyalty to Sephiran, Zelgius was known to overstep the boundaries of the tasks Sephiran set him to pursue his own agenda. For instance, while Sephiran had only tasked Zelgius with retrieving Lehran's Medallion from Greil and did not order the latter's death, Zelgius's desire to test himself caused him to go a step further and kill Greil.<ref>{{Cite|'''Ike:''' The Black Knight tried to take the medallion from my father, and killed him. Tell me, Sephiran, whose plan was that?! Ashnard’s...or yours?<br>'''Sanaki:''' Calm down, Ike! Sephiran? Would you please explain?<br>'''Sephiran:''' Sir Ike, I’m afraid your father’s death was an unfortunate result of Zelgius’s own personal agenda. I did not order Sir Gawain killed. However, I must admit that I did ask him to seize the medallion and hand it over to King Ashnard.|[[Ike]], [[Sanaki]], and [[Sephiran]]|Radiant Dawn}}</ref>
Zelgius's loyalty to Sephiran was unquestionable and it was believed that he could never serve conflicting masters;<ref>{{Cite|A man like Zelgius could never serve conflicting interests... Never. Everything he did, he did for one master. Isn’t that so, Sephiran?|[[Ike]]|Radiant Dawn}}</ref> indeed, even Ashnard suspected that the Black Knight's loyalties toward himself and Daein were not absolute and that he had considered betrayal.<ref>{{Cite|'''Ashnard:''' Does that bother you? Well then... Perhaps I should leave it to you and see what happens! Heee heee heee!<br>'''Black Knight:''' Do you believe I would betray you?<br>'''Ashnard:''' I believe your heart has considered it.<br>'''Black Knight:''' Surely you jest...|[[Ashnard]] and the Black Knight|Path of Radiance}}</ref> He had absolutely no tolerance for insults aimed at Sephiran and would quickly resort to violence against anybody who tried to dishonor him, even other senators.<ref>{{Cite|'''Valtome:''' N-no! This is a farce! You cannot trick us! You are using a fake apostle to disable the senate and take over Begnion! Men, we must act! That vile Sephiran is their leader! The fact that he's been put in chains is our proof! Hurk!<br>'''Zelgius:''' ...I will not allow you to disgrace my master's good name. One more syllable and I shall snap your neck, Valtome.|[[Valtome]] and Zelgius|Radiant Dawn}}</ref> The threat of harm coming to Sephiran was enough to press him into following the cruel and ill-advised orders of the other Begnion senators, if it meant preventing them from harming Sephiran. Despite his loyalty to Sephiran, Zelgius was known to overstep the boundaries of the tasks Sephiran set him to pursue his own agenda. For instance, while Sephiran had only tasked Zelgius with retrieving Lehran's Medallion from Greil and did not order the latter's death, Zelgius's desire to test himself caused him to go a step further and kill Greil.<ref>{{Cite|'''Ike:''' The Black Knight tried to take the medallion from my father, and killed him. Tell me, Sephiran, whose plan was that?! Ashnard’s...or yours?<br>'''Sanaki:''' Calm down, Ike! Sephiran? Would you please explain?<br>'''Sephiran:''' Sir Ike, I’m afraid your father’s death was an unfortunate result of Zelgius’s own personal agenda. I did not order Sir Gawain killed. However, I must admit that I did ask him to seize the medallion and hand it over to King Ashnard.|[[Ike]], [[Sanaki]], and [[Sephiran]]|Radiant Dawn}}</ref>


Owing to his Branded nature and the abuse he took as a result of it while growing up, Zelgius lived a relatively lonely life. He was unable to grow close to or trust anybody, aside from Sephiran, out of a fear that his Branded nature would be found out and he would lose everything again.<ref name="sephiranflashback"
Owing to his Branded nature and the abuse he took as a result of it while growing up, Zelgius lived a relatively lonely life. He was unable to grow close to or trust anybody, aside from Sephiran, out of a fear that his Branded nature would be found out and he would lose everything again.


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