Hanabito (ハナビト , Hanabito lit."Flower person") is an imperfect or defective Lunar Flower Maiden.
Appearance[]
The one hanabito featured in the series was an old woman with long, grey-white hair that flowed in waves down her back. She had a hooked nose and wrinkles ran across her face like tree bark. Like Cheza, she had red sclera and irises.
When first spotted in the city, she wore a pair of small, black circular sunglasses. She wore a long-sleeved lavender robe with reddish linings and draped a purple shawl over her shoulders. A second brown shawl covered her head, falling to shreds at her shoulders. Feeble with age, she used a cane made from a gnarled tree branch.
Personality[]
Gentle and kind, the Old Hanabito speaks calmly. She is also somewhat quick to anger when her advice is opposed.
Plot[]
She was first seen in episode 8 as an apparent "ghost" who mysteriously followed Kiba's wolf pack throughout a city. Though perturbed by her presence, the wolves recognize a familiar scent on her. However, it's only when she fully reveals herself to them that they realize what she is. The old woman claims that she was a Lunar Flower/human hybrid created by Darcia I. Though many of her kind were destroyed, she managed to escape. She tells Cheza that if she were to stay hidden with her, rather than continuing her journey with the wolves, her death will be delayed. Cheza refuses, albeit reluctantly.
Feeling remorseful about leaving the hanabito alone, Cheza returns to her just before leaving the city with Kiba's pack. Within her old, hidden house, the hanabito lies waiting to die. Cheza tries to use her healing powers to revive the old woman, but the hanabito stops her, promising that she'll pray for Cheza's safety. Cheza apologizes for leaving the woman, but the hanabito is not. She dies, and Cheza leaves.
Relationships[]
Cheza[]
The two Flower Maidens are related to each other in that they both derived from the same kind of flower, though the hanabito is the imperfect result of the alchemy used to create them. The elderly hanabito appears to admire Cheza; reviling in the presence of a perfect flower maiden and seems to want her to remain safe, though that ultimately means preventing Cheza from seeking her purpose.
Kiba[]
Initially, she helps all four of the wolves escape the retrieval squad and gives them a place to hide. She bears the wolves no malice, but when Kiba attempts to leave the hanabito's hut with Cheza, she becomes angry with him; perhaps upset by his possessiveness of the young Flower Maiden and, no doubt, knowing that Cheza's journey with them will lead to her demise.
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Trivia[]
- She is the only hanabito to appear in the anime, though the existence of many others is hinted at (both in the anime and manga).