Deep in the murky, shimmering waters of Lake Xochimilco, Axie wasn't like the other salamanders. While they were busy hunting snacks, Axie was a collector of lost things.
One afternoon, she found a scrap of bright crimson fabric snagged on a reed. With careful stitches and a lot of heart, she fashioned it into a soft pillow to carry through the currents. She discovered that whenever she hugged her crimson heart, her pink gills glowed just a little brighter.
Axie decided then and there: she wasn't just a lake-dweller; she was the official guardian of kindness, one hug at a time.
