odile, the renascently ruthless swan-girl, is a self-proclaimed ornithologist.

she is the first of the kabeiroi to befriend me. for a week I was feverish, for I've never seen a birdwoman before. she runs her own tinkering shop on the west side of the firmament, where she grew up and became estranged to her family. more sensible and somber than many of the kabeiroi, she shares my penchant for moral absolutions.