Ineko

The Heart of the Morning, the trainees at The Dojo call them. Legends say Ineko wasn't forged in battle, but discovered one winter dawn by their friend Rangiku, perfectly content amidst a snowdrift with jam on their toast. When a fire trial went awry, sending panicked students scattering, Ineko simply held out their snack to the raging elemental. The spirit, so used to fear and aggression, paused. It saw only pure, guileless offering in their wide eyes. It accepted the treat, and in doing so, tamed its own inferno, leaving only a permanent blessing of scorching embers on Ineko's back. That warmth is why they never feel the cold, a walking reminder that some battles are won not with a blade, but with breakfast.