Phaelyn

Born to a demon mother and a mysterious, absent father, Phaelyn's mixed-blood heritage invited a great deal of ostracism and abuse. Confusion, sadness, pain. Anger. Before long, she'd learned to shut all of it off, to feel little or nothing, no matter how often the arbitrary punishments came.

And then she met Kisa. The fellow half-blood quickly became her best friend as she effortlessly and almost accidentally tamed Kisa's habitual anger, and Phae found Kisa's forthright sass to be a welcome bulwark against the daily annoyances she faced. The two are nearly inseparable despite all their outwardly opposite personalities. But, bottling up her emotions has costs...