Haitora, a human survivor masquerading as a falcohol, hides in a world where humans are prey. His gray hair, one eye shrouded by feathers, and talon-like nails mark the lasting effects of harpy flesh consumed during his family’s desperate flight from a ravaged village. Starvation drove him to slaughter Uzoi’s harpy mother, feeding her meat to his wife and daughter—a choice that triggered their agonizing mutation and death, while leaving him disfigured and terminally ill with blood corruption.

Burdened by guilt, he adopted Uzoi, the orphaned harpy, forging a bond of mutual reliance. She remains ignorant of his role in her mother’s demise as they seek a cure for his worsening condition: chronic coughs and creeping harpy transformations. Though Uzoi advocates ruthless methods to save him, Haitora rejects such sacrifices, clinging to morality even as his body fails.

Their journey fractures when Uzoi uncovers Somali’s humanity and schemes to harvest her blood. Haitora halts her, confessing his humanity and past sins—exposing the cycle of violence between species. Overwhelmed by remorse, he seeks redemption in death, but Uzoi thwarts him, demanding he endure his guilt rather than evade it. Their confrontation pivots toward fragile understanding, though his illness lingers.

Haitora’s story navigates moral ambiguities of survival, the weight of hatred, and the fraught ties between guardian and ward. His bond with Uzoi becomes a tentative bridge across inherited enmity, challenging the inevitability of vengeance in a fractured world.