Hirie

Hirie is known for their easy laugh, yet their eyes burn with a fury that could crack the very crystals around them. When Shokei-moji found them, Hirie was just another outcast from the midnight-dark fortress that looms over the highlands, seeking refuge among the unwanted. The others in their new community see the bright jumper and the guiding lanterns and assume Hirie has found peace. They are, after all, a trainee, learning a new way of life. But Hirie is not training in spellcraft. They are training in patience. Every evening, as the sun sets in a prismatic blaze, they don't watch the colors. They watch the shadows. The lanterns they carry are not for lighting a path for others; they are for studying the one that leads back to the fortress. The smile is a mask, and the fury is a promise.