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Ayska-turr is the sort of dragon who can trip over her own shadow and somehow still make you feel better about your day. She's all elbows and apologies, constantly juggling things she probably shouldn't be juggling -- both metaphorically and literally -- but she meets each tumble with a sheepish laugh and a renewed sense of purpose. Her optimism is strangely durable, like a patchwork kite that shouldn't fly but keeps catching the wind anyway. Whether she's trying to ice-skate (badly), build something (crookedly), or offer support (loudly and a little too earnestly), Ayska throws herself in with the enthusiasm of someone convinced that effort matters more than outcome. Spoiler: for her, it really does.
Beneath her cheerful exterior is a quiet, ongoing battle with her own instinct to shrink away. She was born more mouse than lion, but somewhere along the way, she decided lions get more done -- and she's been clawing her way toward courage ever since. When her voice trembles, she raises it louder; when her knees knock, she steps forward anyway. It's not natural for her, this boldness, but Ayska is nothing if not persistent. She's the kind of person who'll volunteer to speak in front of a crowd just to prove to herself she can -- then proceed to knock over the microphone stand and still finish her speech, cheeks blazing but grin intact.
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