Leaf

Leaf, a character in the The Cursed Heart series, is the King of Birds. She is first seen in Book 1, Chapter 4.

Appearance
Leaf has a beige and orange fur, brown eyes, and a long tail. She has scrollwork markings on her front.

Personality
Leaf can be described as friendly and loyal. She's also very proud, brave and tough, given that she doesn't shy away from danger and believes that she can take on anything bigger than she, including Fae cats. She is also willing to help you against the Sun Court despite her tiny size.

Book 1

 * Chapter 4: Flight
 * Chapter 5: Accursed (Determinant)
 * Chapter 9: Flower Festival (Determinant)
 * Chapter 11: The Palace of the Sun (Determinant)
 * Chapter 13: A Nest of Vipers (Mentioned; Determinant)
 * Chapter 15: A War of Hearts (Determinant)
 * Chapter 16: Unbroken (Determinant)

Your Character
You first encounter Leaf while you are trying to escape the palace as she is attempting to fight off a fae cat. After saving her from them, you can then choose to befriend and watch over her. She tells you that you might make a better royal guard given that the current ones are weak and have abandoned Leaf, and offers you a position in her court in exchange for bugs. When you decline, she tells you that she owes you a life debt. In Chapter 5, if you tell her that the ravens have been rude to you, she defends you against them and demands that they apologise to you because you must be shown proper respect.

When you leave Kieran in Chapter 11, she tells you that if you ever need help, you just have to whistle. However, if you try to do so after Radiance reveals his/her true colors and holds you prisoner, she can't hear you because of the enchantments around the Sun Court Palace. In Chapter 15, she demonstrates her loyalty by leading all the birds in the Fae lands to aid you in the attack on the Sun Palace.

Kieran
If you have befriended Leaf, she and Kieran meet for the first time in Chapter 5. She is unimpressed by Kieran, and angry that you feed apples to the ravens instead of her. She calls Kieran ugly, and tells you that if you are ever tired of serving him/her, you can come over to her court and serve her instead. During the Flower Festival, she is surprised that you are still serving Kieran, and demands for food from you. When Leaf finds you in Chapter 11 and you tell her what happened, she says that perhaps it's better that you have left Kieran, and leads you to the Sun Palace.

Trivia

 * You note that her voice sounds like a human child.
 * In Chapter 9, she says that the Bird Court has their own festival called "Feast of Many Bugs".