Chimper #2310
Yashirou remembered the distinct thwump of their first training arrow hitting the dirt a foot in front of them. Their instructor had sighed, a sound as common in The Heart of the Forest as birdsong. During the annual Silent Hunt competition, they were not trying to win; they were trying to find a sunbeam warm enough for a decent nap. Distracted by a beetle with a shell like polished jade, Yashirou wandered completely off-course. They tripped over an exposed root, sending their bucket hat sailing through the air. It landed perfectly over a shrieking Glimmer-finch’s nest, silencing it just as Mokuzai passed by on an inspection. The forest’s queen stopped, blinked, and declared Yashirou the winner for their "unorthodox but effective stealth." Someone started calling them "the Crafty" as a joke, but it stuck. Yashirou barely noticed; they had finally caught the beetle.
