Nitarou

The trainers see a rogue who refuses to learn, but the small fren clinging to Nitarou's head knows the truth: they are the only one paying attention. In The Heart of the Forest, a place of joyous community, Nitarou was a defiant failure. They ignored the songs, scoffed at the dances, and treated every lesson as a puzzle to be broken, not a tradition to be honored. Mentors gave up, tired of their cold silence. They claimed the creature was a distraction, a childish comfort. But in the wilder outer woods, that fren is Nitarou's true teacher. It whispers warnings their ears cannot catch and spots paths their eyes miss. While other trainees practiced in the clearings, Nitarou and their partner were mastering the forest itself.