Mitsuyou

When the annual gem harvest finally ended, Mitsuyou would always find a quiet cliff edge. There, they would share their noodles with the small, winged lizards that nested among the colourful flowers, blushing if another chimp caught them talking to the creatures. Years later, when sky-raiders attacked their treetop village, that same shy chimp met them with a drawn katana. They moved with a quiet efficiency that baffled the intruders, disarming them without a single boast. Afterwards, they offered the captured raiders warm soup. It's still their way: to sit at the edge of the world, feet dangling in the open air, a blade for protection and a bowl of ramen for everyone else.