▁Jean - Cla ude ▁or ▁An ita ▁to ▁assume ▁unw arr anted ▁domin ance ▁over ▁the ▁wol ves ▁in ▁his ▁pack , ▁or ▁to ▁assume ▁a ▁dominant ▁position ▁over ▁him ▁personally . ▁ ▁In ▁N arc iss us ▁in ▁Ch ains , ▁Richard ▁refused ▁to ▁allow ▁An ita ▁to ▁feed ▁the ▁ar de ur ▁from ▁him ▁because ▁he ▁found ▁serving ▁" as ▁food " ▁de grad ing . ▁But , ▁he ▁does ▁let ▁her ▁feed ▁from ▁him ▁as ▁of ▁Inc ub us ▁Dream s . ▁ ▁Although ▁he ▁is ▁not ▁as ▁comfortable ▁with ▁killing ▁as ▁An ita ▁and ▁Jean - Cla ude , ▁Richard ▁shares ▁a ▁similar ▁sense ▁of ▁duty ▁towards ▁the ▁people ▁he ▁protect s . ▁ ▁Like ▁An ita , ▁when ▁required ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁save ▁another ▁person , ▁Richard ▁will ▁usually ▁comprom ise ▁his ▁other ▁principles . ▁▁ ▁Richard ▁is ▁very ▁un com fort able ▁with ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁sex ▁between ▁men , ▁apparently ▁due ▁in ▁part ▁to ▁an ▁attempted ▁ra pe ▁by ▁Gabriel ▁when ▁Richard ▁was ▁a ▁young ▁man . ▁ ▁Richard ' s ▁character ▁has ▁been ▁evol ving , ▁partially ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁his ▁spiritual ▁connection ▁to ▁Jean - Cla ude ▁and ▁An ita . ▁ ▁Since ▁forming ▁the ▁tri um vir ate , ▁Richard ▁has ▁become ▁more ▁calculating ▁and ▁sed uct ive , ▁apparently ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁his ▁connection ▁to ▁Jean - Cla ude , ▁and ▁significantly ▁more ▁angry , ▁apparently ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁his ▁connection ▁to ▁An ita . ▁