Otoyoshi

When the great fish statue in the plaza began to weep saltwater, Otoyoshi knew who to find. They climbed to the pale stone temple of Waterfall City where Tora sat, their mask aimed at the sky as if scolding it. Otoyoshi, a mere trainee, did not seek power, only an explanation for the city's strange grief. Tora saw past their simple jumper to the fury coiled in their eyes—a familiar, untamed energy. They offered no explanation, only a pact to study the forbidden magic causing the disturbances. Theirs became an unlikely partnership. Tora provided arcane theory; Otoyoshi provided observations from the docks and smuggled sweet buns. Together, the silent master and the fierce trainee investigate the world's sorrows, one odd phenomenon at a time.