Alex was a shepherd boy who grew unusually tall and could hear conversations in the clouds. He used his abilities to help protect his village from natural disasters by diverting floods and stockpiling firewood for winter. However, he was horrified to overhear birds discussing human warfare. When violence came to his village, Alex shielded it with his body, being shot with bullets that dyed the clouds in a rainbow of colors. His memory lives on as the rainbow giving hope to people.