Lloyd definitely considered him the friend he needed over the next few months after Wojira's defeat and Nya's sacrifice. When Lloyd felt his confidence as a leader and a brother nearly shattered after all of that, Bentho was someone who didn't judge, but definitely tried to get Lloyd to think more about the choices made and that so much of it was out of his control. But also just take the focus on himself and move things along. The world had focused on the green ninja for a long time, so when the spotlight wasn't completely on him in their conversations, he appreciated it. Lloyd deeply values Bentho's connection and feels like he can sort of understand the feeling of everyone counting on him for things to be okay. He sees him as a capable leader, a ruler, a friend, someone with so much compassion but knows to do what needs to be done. There's so many things he wants to do with Benthomaar and yet feels almost... shy to do so. If only he knew what Bentho thought of him.