Hidezaburou

The faint, sweet smell of strawberry milk always precedes Hidezaburou, a scent strangely at odds with the high-altitude winds whipping between floating isles. Their partner, a gaudy winged chimp who never stops talking, claims the scent is grounding. Hidezaburou claims nothing, offering only an unamused stare. While their partner charts courses based on shimmering treasure troves below, Hidezaburou simply feels the sky. They can taste shifts in the wind, an instinct others attribute to Kuki's blessing. It was their partner who insisted they wear the feather cape, for "dramatic effect." Hidezaburou complies because it is easier than listening to the argument. After a near-disaster, their partner asked how they knew the safe path. "Air felt sticky," Hidezaburou mumbled, and that was that.