A brother that was physically attracted to him. Raikov was glad the other man felt comfortable around him - and the feeling was mutual. Groznyj Grad was nothing like this. The only person that he could confide in there was Volgin, and occasionally Ocelot. He didn't fully trust his comrade though, not like he did Volgin.

So to have trust-worthy and caring friends was... both unusual and wonderful.

"I suppose you could say my given name is as close to a nickname as you'll get. I don't allow many people to call me by Ivan, after all.."