Willow thinks Lion is the coolest person in Kyriakos ever, Cat or not. Lion makes her feel comfortable and okay about herself which is a huge plus in Willow's book because that's the kind of people she gravitates towards. Deep down, she has a small self-loathing complex that she'll never be as "good" or "kind" as other people, but with Lion none of that seems to matter and Willow feels - and knows that she could probably confess anything to Lion and Lion would be down with it! They're kindred spirits or so she feels.

Willow also looks up to Lion. She's confident, self-assured and she listens. Blade is somewhat like that, but Blade also gets caught up with other stuff like team issues and whatnot. With Lion, Willow feels like Lion is hers. Her Cat, her friend, her backup in this place and Willow would be more than happy to return the favor if Lion ever needed her. Hell, if Lion said "jump", Willow would do it in a heartbeat. Lion is her positive role model and even if she did know the bad stuff, Willow would protect Lion.

Basically, Lion is Selena Gomez's Nikki Minaj.

Ren, as far as Willow knows, is Yato's feelings boyfriend person. She would like to get to know him more because from what she knows of Alectryon, they seem to be a cool bunch of people and she likes talking to them. It feels like they're . . . nicer? Or generally better communicators than Epona and that makes her feel comfortable around Ren and his team.