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Rua appears to Lopen as a ribbon of light, a young boy of nine or ten years andor as a young man. One of his favouritefavorite forms is a flying chull with broad wings.{{book ref|sa3.5|3}} Lopen calls him Naconaco. He likes to play hide-and-seek with Lopen, whose carefree attitude meshes well with the spren. He is mischievous like a [[windspren]]. He appears to be incapable of speech, though Lopen seems to understand more complex meanings from his gestures.{{book ref|sa3|121}}{{book ref|sa3.5|epilogue}}

As an [[Honorspren]], forming a [[Nahel Bondbond]] with Rua made Lopen a [[Knight Radiant]] of the [[Order of Windrunners]]. Through their bond, Lopen is able to access the Surges of [[Gravitation]] and [[Adhesion]], and after Lopen reaches his Third Ideal, Rua is able to form a [[Shardblade]].{{book ref|sa3|121}}{{book ref|sa3.5|epilogue}}

{{image|Lopen and Rua by Ralf MelevoLittleGreyDragon.jpg|side=rightleft|widthheight=200px|Rua with [[Lopen]]}}

Rua seems to have bondedbegun investigating Lopen duringfor a potential Nahel bond sometime between the [[Battle of Narak]] and the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]]. Lopen saidthen swore the firstFirst oathIdeal butsometime didbefore notthe becomeBattle aof completeThaylen Radiant.Field Afterand swore the Second Ideal shortly after the battle, while talking to a wounded soldier, he said his second oath and.{{book then becomes a full Radiant.ref|sa3|121}}

Rua travelled with Lopen to [[Akinah]], and even showed himself to [[Rysn]] at one point during the voyage.{{book ref|sa3.5|9}} He also helped Lopen detect and keep track of [[Turlm]] when the sailor was washed overboard. For the duration of the storm and until they reached the shore, Rua watched the ocean for and kept track of a shadow, later revealed to be a specialised [[Sleepless]] hordeling, that followed the ''[[Wandersail (1174 ship)|Wandersail]]'' as they approached Akinah{{book ref|sa3.5|11}}, and continued to follow the rowboat they took to shore.{{book ref|sa3.5|13}} Rua was concerned for Lopen when he was injured fighting the specialised hordelings defending Akinah.{{book ref|sa3.5|18}} After the battle, Rua helped Lopen swear his Third Ideal and became a [[Shardblade]] for the first time, including an engraving of Rua making a rude gesture as soon as Lopen considers it.{{book ref|sa3.5|epilogue}}

Rua was cheered for Huio when he swore his Third Ideal during the battle on Akinah; he was excited and happy about Huio progressing in his bond with [[Caelinora]].{{book ref|sa3.5|19}}