Pula ‘Refum was a Sangheili warrior and a key operative of the Cleansing Blade reformer faction. Born a peasant in a rural village on Sanghelios, she was brought to the Kotar keep to become a handmaiden for Cena 'Kotar. A young Pula followed her mistress when Cena was drawn into the Sangheili Civil War by her brother Zura's involvement with the Sons of the Preserving Blade militia movement. Following the destruction of the Preserving Blade and the death of Cena, Pula elected to follow the Blade's surviving leader, the “Black Knight of Sanghelios,” Shinsu 'Refum. Under Shinsu’s tutelage, Pula became a highly skilled warrior and served as her master’s bodyguard and personal assassin. Although of no relation to the Refum bloodline, Pula assumed the family name after Shinsu adopted her into th