(Even if she doesn’t look it,) when Gyeon Jioh decides something is “hers,” her attachment to it gets very, very strong.
Especially in Nidhogg’s case, she was even more particular.
The first life-form she ever created.
Its soul and her root are linked—the same way with a Constellation—but the category is a bit different.
If a “Covenant (Seongyak)” is a being-to-being pact, then Nidhogg was the “retainer” coiled around her soul.
Think of it as a small avatar of herself.
So the affection—and its meaning—are extraordinary. It isn’t for nothing that she dotes.
Also, whether it’s because of the title trait “Yongma-ui Simjang (Heart of the Dragon-Steed),” or just her personal taste, she’d had a strong fixation on all things dragon from the very start.
Bottom line:…