Seshika

In The Heart of the Forest, they say the oldest trees have the deepest roots, a proverb usually spoken when Seshika passes by. The children will tell you their carved cane is magic, tapping the ground where the sweetest berries grow. The elders, however, remember them working alongside Mokuzai, not commanding the festival groves but coaxing them into gentle spirals with a quiet hum. They insist Seshika listens to the wood more than they shape it. The bakers just laugh, pointing to a flour-dusted apron and claiming Seshika's true art is knowing exactly when a tart is perfectly golden. They want no throne, only a good story and a warm hearth to share it by.