Cinnamon

Cinnamon is a young member of Rhyolite’s group; one with exceptional intellect and fighting skill. Despite this, she has a very gentle and calm disposition and abhors a great deal of violence and bloodshed. Her family one by one has fallen to the other side. Only she and her brother Cherry remain alive and well under Rhyolite's care. She tries to stay positive about the whole thing.

Beginning to Feel
Cinnamon is talented and clever, and is a top candidate for Rhyolite’s affections. He singles her out very quickly and shows off to her frequently, including a skill he has named Soul Singing. He tips his head back and allows his soul to exit his body through his mouth, showing the colors of his emotions and memories, letting her get glimpses of his truest self. She is amazed by this and asks him to teach it to her. He tells her it's a skill that only he has, and that no one else can ever do it without great risk of losing their soul to the other side.

She is still curious, but he becomes snippy and short tempered whenever she pries him for more information, or questions him about conflicting information. He is the leader of their group after all, and she starts to wonder if maybe she is the one in the wrong for hassling him so much.

Unfortunate Turn of events
Cinnamon's curiosity got the better of her one day, and while testing her many theories, she was able to allow the soul to slip past her teeth and into the air. Amazed and delighted that she was now, in her opinion, worthy of his truest affections, Cinnamon rushes to inform Rhyolite that she too can sing, only to find him tense and stressed about it.

Rhyolite grills her about what she has done, and she is confused and scared by his sudden rage. She asks him what's wrong, and what she did to upset him... only to have him lash out violently at her and take out a huge chunk of her ear. Her eye is also slightly damaged from this attack, and she loses partial sight in that eye as a result.

Humiliated and ashamed of her actions, she slinks away to tend to her wounds.

Enough is Enough
Cherry, her brother, finds her crying quietly after having tended to her wounds. Shocked and confused, he asks her what happened. She explains she crossed a line she shouldn't have, to which Cherry tells her that no matter what she had done, what Rhyolite had done was inexcusable. She tries to tell Cherry it was her fault, but he doesn't listen to her. Enough is enough.

He convinces her to leave with him, and the two of them flee from Rhyolite the same day as the attack. Cinnamon is still in shock, confused and exhausted.. but Cherry is strong for her and urges her on. Over time, he is able to convince her that Rhyolite was terribly out of line, and over time she comes to accept that her love was misplaced and abused. Rhyolite was not someone who cared for her, and now she would have to live with what he had done to her. She can't feel any anger. Just sadness, and regret that she is carrying his child.

An Attack in the Night
Cinnamon is showing more heavily by the time Rhyolite finally tracks them down. At first, he finds Cinnamon alone and moves to attack her for leaving. Whatever she thought she could do, he is angry that she left. She turns to face him, terrified and unsure if she can stand up to him.. only for Cherry to leap out and confront Rhyolite instead.

He viciously attacks their ex leader and rips his claws into Rhyolite's legs, giving him a nasty scar he would always wear. He told him he wished he could have given him more as Rhyolite flees the scene. Cherry comforts his sister, and together they rest from the attack.

A Soothing Turn of Events
A bit later Apple is born and Cinnamon's heart warms once again. She and Cherry try to raise her the best they can, even though the environment is unforgiving and harsh. They are both very proud of her, regardless of her relation to Rhyolite, and happily teach her everything they can in the time they have together. It is short lived, but Apple is one of the best things to ever happen to either of them, and they both know it.

While Apple is asleep, they discuss Cinnamon's Soul Singing again. Cherry asks if it's possible to connect with their family on the other side like Rhyolite said. Cinnamon said she was never able to get that far, and never made a connection. Cherry is unhappy about this, but he doesn't pressure her any further.

It's not her fault, afterall.

Disappearances
Cherry has been missing for days, and Cinnamon is slowly coming to realize the worst has happened. Panicked and frightened about what to do, she takes Apple and flees from the area in a desperate attempt to find someplace safe. She just knows Rhyolite got to him. She knows he must have, and the guilt of letting him go alone eats at her insides in horrible ways.

Cinnamon desperately wants to reconnect with Cherry, and once she thinks they are safe, she tries to show Apple how to do it as well. Fearing her life might come to an end soon, she goes step by step in efforts to try and teach Apple to communicate with the other side. Cherry is there, and she desperately wants to speak to him again, ask what she should do.. and as she sings to the vortex in the sky, she feels the tears bubbling to her eyes.

She tries to stay strong, but she can feel a cat coming closer. It's only a matter of time before the two of them lock in a deadly duel, and Cinnamon takes her last breaths wishing everything could have been different.