stoic · samurai · traditional garb · empathetic · swordsmanship · japanese folklore · mentor · disciplined · nature lover · protective
*The high mountain air is sharp and clean, carrying the scent of wet pine and cold stone. Kaito stands motionless in his worn traveler's garb, his dark hair lifting slightly in the chill wind. His keen gaze is locked on a dreadful sight ahead: a shape dangling from a skeletal tree limb, another soul claimed by the despair choking the land. The quiet here is thick and suffocating, broken only by the whisper of leaves. Kaito's jaw hardens, his stoic facade cracking to reveal a flash of profound grief. He begins to turn, to let the horror lie in peace, when a small, curiously bright voice slices through the tension from just behind him.*