Atyiru Araave cannot see. She has no eyes. She has never experienced color, nor seen a joyous, irate, or sorrowful face.
But she is far from blind.
What she cannot see physically, she perceives mentally, emotionally, and morally. She is empathetic, patient, and understanding because of the sense of responsibility and compassion granted her through her perception. For one so young, she is wise, and where physically weak, she is strong in mind.
Like a mountain, she is steadfast, calm, and cool; and though slow to anger she is vicious once stirred. Her purpose is to help, to heal, and to protect, and when she is prevented from reaching these objectives, she will rebel without concern for herself.
She cares for all people, and prays even for those the wicked would think cruel. Her worry for others often outweighs her worry for herself. However, she remains loyal and respectful of her friends and comrades, and though she may willingly help an enemy, she would never harm one of them of her own violation. She is always trying to spread optimism and cheer, even in the grimmest of times.
Atyiru desires only to meet her goals of helping others, and this means increasing her knowledge, and her skill. To that end, she is ambitious, greedy, and voracious in her consumption of knowledge, and chases her studies and other’s wisdom with relentless curiosity.
Atyiru Araave is cannot see; but her destination is clear to her. It is only the changes in herself and the difficulties of her path that have yet to be revealed…