One of Patricia Cook's oldest friends is the Dalmatian Spartan White. He has kept her Dark Shepherd identity secret, provided her with her first motorbike, some of her first hero tech. On the night of her sisteenth birthday he and Tricia shared their first sexual experience with each other. It was a one time event to which they both still refer.

Spartan is the male love interest to Karmen Pride, the lioness he now shares with Tricia.

It's a complicated relationship.