Likes: Going for walks; meeting others; learning new things; exploring (once she gets over her phobia); foals; playing games; families; mother-hood; the idea of love; flying; healing others; helping other people; dancing in the rain; her sons.
Dislikes: Pumpkins; "evil" Soq (though she vehemently opposes the belief that anyone is truly evil); being hurt; heart-break; skinwalkers (bad history with them); being alone.
Upon first glance, Sakura appears to be a kind and bubbly person. She is sweet, she is talkative, and she can get a conversation spurting out of even the most introverted of souls. Always seeking out anyone within the vicinity for a conversation, it is clear that she feels most comfortable surrounded by a crowd. And although she tends to dominate a conversation, she has the patience and the ability to restrain her tongue enough to encourage those more quiet and shy speakers (without totally smothering them in words). She is warm, open and just begs for others to return her affections.
Yet deep down she is lonely. She longs for foals and a family of her own, but in some small part of her brain she is afraid. The tragedy that befell her parents haunts her in some hidden part of her mind, not quite acknowledged, but still a looming shadow that casts doubts through her. To try and contradict these feelings, she tries not to allow herself to fall in love. She wants to, but there is always hesitation, and her relationships always collapse after a short while. Not only this, but she misses her family greatly. She misses the bickering between her siblings, she misses their caresses and the feeling of belonging.
That is the reason she confines herself to the loneliness of her forest, where few people seldom wander. This is where her family used to live, and this is where with every step she can relive the memories. But that is not what binds her to this land. The truth is, before her father left, he made her promise to stay and said that he would come back. He said he would go for help, to his parents and his old herd, to find someone to care for the foals and raise them. She vowed to wait for him and not leave. But as time went on, the foals grew hungry and were forced to leave their cave to forage for food. And eventually, her siblings realized they were alone and went off to live their own lives. Yet Sakura, as loyal as ever, remains in the hope that one day he will return. Despite this, she secretly yearns to travel, though she knows she cannot.
The mare tends to act more mature than she is, which is a consequence of being forced to raise herself from such a young age. In truth, she is very young and it is reflected in her naivety at times. Due to her talkative and open nature, she usually hears a lot of stories about other Soquili, and tends to give out advice based on these stories. Unfortunately, this advice is often a misinterpretation of the stories and so can lead to dire consequences. After all, she herself is inexperienced in the world.
But overall she is warm and compassionate. She is a shoulder to lean on in tough times, and always willing to listen to others. She enjoys a good chat, and feels most comfortable around others. She is loyal and does her best to help others, be it consoling them emotionally or healing their physical wounds. She also strongly believes that everyone has a good soul deep down, and strives her best to bring this out in others.
