Our distant ancestor founded the Kingdom of Wa, and his descendants became the four branches of the family—known as the four gates—that take turns governing. We belonged to one of those gates. The Wala have their own unique form of identification: a small scar on the right cheek, a small cut we’re given when we’re born so we can recognize each other. It’s important: in a fight, it may mean the difference between being taken down as an enemy or protected as a fellow tribesman.
