Long term, I'd really love to see Ellie and Ales form a real friendship. Totally fine with bumps and hurdles along the way! I'm dying to know how he'll react once he realizes she's the way she is due to a curse blocking off her memories of her true identity. Would he help keep her cursed, or work to find a way to break it at the risk of her changing? I think it'd be a lot of fun to play with either option, honestly.