Van Fanel and Allen Schezar have a strong friendship during the series. They first meet each other in episode 3, when they both fight each other in a sword fight. Van and Allen, at first, do not agree on anything; i.e. When Allen's Castle was attacked by Zaibach, Allen wanted to run so no one else would die, but Van wanted to stay and fight to the death. "There's nothing brave about choosing to die."- Allen Schezar to Van Fanel.