Suddenly, Kippa hears whispers from the Forbidden Kin —the spirits of koalas who betrayed the clans 1,000 years ago. They offer him cunning, strength, and visions of a coming fire that will swallow the forest whole.
The leaf tastes like ash and memory.
Kippa, called “Dumb Koala” by his litter for his slowness, stumbles upon a withered sapling marked with bone charms. Hungry and lost, he chews one leaf. dumb koala forbidden kin