He is Rupina's voice of reason, having been forced into the role after seeing how destructive Rupina's ambitions have the potential to be. He is quite neutral to her at the moment. They have two pups, Shoof and Terrine, and both of them are very fond of them. They've grown slightly closer because of their dual parenting. Arphid doesn't have special feelings towards anyone else in the pack, but he does keep a watchful eye over Anodyne.
Arphid is closest to Rupina as of writing. They have pups together and come from the same background, so they understand each other best. They share their views on mysticism, which is foreign to most of the joining pack members.