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First of all, I just want to point out a few things before I answer. The first instance we hear of Daphne is chapter 8. 

“Daphne is one of Nikolaus’ ex-lovers,” Theodora said. “It was a long time ago but she’s still never gotten over the sting of him ending things with her.”

“She’s incredibly vain and she was shocked that someone wanted to actually break up with her. It was an ugly ending to a terrible relationship. She’s a piece of work. She was in the council meeting that day you came with us to the heavens. She’s second in command to Charis the God of art.” Elaine shook her head.

One thing to remember here is that these are entirely Elaine and Theodora’s OPINIONS of Daphne. They both care for Klaus a lot so obviously, their opinion of the ex isn’t going to be a good one.

The next instance she’s mentioned is chapter 13 after Klaus is hurt. Klaus reacts negatively to Daphne being summoned because who wants to see their ex? Especially since he was hurt. Now, let’s look at Klaus’ response when Liz asks him about Daphne.

“We weren’t good for each other. I was new to my position and couldn’t give her the attention she wanted. By the end we were so apathetic towards each other we hardly acknowledged each other unless it was to fight. Theodora and Elaine are protective of me so they like to blame Daphne for our unhappiness but it was my fault as well. Granted she didn’t understand my situation but I could’ve put forth a little more effort. She has a generally unpleasant attitude so people automatically keep her at a distance. She’s not so bad once you get past her rough edges.”

Since then Daphne has been nothing but cordial and polite to pretty much everyone and she and Liz even have a friendship going. So, obviously, Elaine and Theodora’s opinion of her is wrong. Which is something that will be addressed later on.

Now to answer your questions. :)

1. They probably thought they were in love but realized later on that they weren’t. That’s probably when all the negativity and apathy began to creep in. Especially since Klaus couldn’t put time into the relationship because he was getting used to his position as archangel.

2. Yes and no. Daphne is ambitious and she is already a second in command so getting close to an archangel would be to her advantage, she would see the tactical advantage in the relationship. HOWEVER, she’s also not the type to date someone just because they have influence or to look for a relationship just because it serves her. She’s got to like them a lot in order to give someone her attention. She doesn’t do relationships lightly (this will come up in the next few chapters as well as Liz gets to know Daphne and by consequence Charis)

3. Daphne and Klaus are tolerant friends at this point. They don’t dislike each other but they also aren’t going to go out of their way to spend time together. Daphne and Liz though are getting close and they’ll be good friends.