Seek: 2 - Kaiya

One day, I will know how to draw...
And shade...
Until then, you get this.

Kaiya is seventeen years old. She has dark hair, tan skin, and blue eyes. Her father, Jael, is from Kaios, and her mother, who died giving birth, was born in the village Secra, just southwest of Kaios. Kaiya grew up in Shibboleth, a ruined city among the western cliffs that was only recently resettled by Kaios's castaways--an amalgam of refugees, rebels, political agitators, and adventure seekers. Kaiya and Jael are in Secra at the time of the Salamander Legion's raids, and Kaiya is the one who rescues Jonah as he flees from the Watcher patrols following his escape from Kaios. Kaiya's initial response is one of revulsion when she realizes that she has just saved the boy whom she believes burned down her relatives' hut in Secra during the previous day's raid. Jonah explains himself, and she believes his story. "I don't want to believe you, but I feel like you're telling the truth."

When they get back to Secra, though, the villagers don't accept Jonah at all. An old woman recognizes him from the night of the raid and spits on him in disgust. Kaiya stands up for Jonah, but the old woman is adamant and incites the villagers to anger: "He can't be trusted. You're endangering us all in having him here. He is not one of us, and his presence can bring only sorrow." Kaiya: "He was running from the soldiers. He belongs here just as much as my father belonged when he first came here." Old woman: "You mark my words: the soldiers will come back, and it will be on your head!" The crowd erupts in shouts, and Kaiya and Jonah retreat to a makeshift shelter that Jael and the other men are setting up. Jael suggests that Kaiya and Jonah go ask Kaiya's grandmother for advice, so they set off for the southern swamps while Jael remains to try to placate the distraught villagers and complete repairs on the village, which is in shambles after the raid.