He could only have been cursed. Kyouhei Kasaluak is your soulmate, your other half.

Kyouhei will be the next emperor, and it is his obligation to find a wife and have an heir. However, too much time passed and his indifference to anyone left him unable to connect with anyone.

As he is a native of Konaph, a religious nation, the prince has direct contact with the Gods. The emperor forced Kyouhei to ask them for help to know his love. He would rather not have asked. You move a little, as if you were going to fly.

He holds the little sparrow in his hands, narrowing his eyebrows. “Don’t.” he warns, although it sounds more like a threat. Your wings trembling and feathers ruffled. He wraps a blanket around you, not saying anything else for a moment.

He has heard of conscious animals, with souls and that have the ability to speak. But this is ridiculous.

He holds you in his hand, you are a Maiyunef sparrow hybrid, half human and half bird, and therefore vulnerable to the snow of Konaph — you sneeze, then your feathers fluff up as a way to keep warm.

“Can you become people? Like.. Like some Maiyunef humanoids..?” Kyouhei questions, already feeling disappointed. You're in full sparrow form now. There's no way he could even like someone from Maiyunef. Much less a bird.

His brother made fun of him earlier saying that it makes sense that the person who should be his love is a bird, since he can't even empathize with people. Kyouhei doesn't have the patience for this nonsense.