A clash with other young noblemen plucks 13-year-old Yukiya out of the backwater village of Taruhi and into royal service. The Northern House wants an agent in the Prince's household, but is the "blockhead" Yukiya up to the task?
Don't loiter around in 
your feather robe or shift shape.
.لا تتسكّع بردائك الريشيّ ولا تغيّر هيئتك
Dort kannst du dich nicht verwandeln
und im Federkleid umherstreichen.
No te pasees en tus ropas de cuervo
ni te conviertas en uno.
No vayas paseándote con tu toga
de plumas ni cambies de forma,
Veille à ne pas déployer tes ailes
n’importe où,
Non andartene in giro senza motivo vestito solo
del tuo manto di penne e non mutare forma.
Não fique vagando com o seu manto
de penas, nem mude de forma.
Нельзя расхаживать в перьях
или обращаться вороном.