CHARACTERS
The most important characters in this book are Kira, Vandara, Annabella, Thomas, Jo, Matt, Branchie, Jamison, Christopher and Katrina.
KIRA
Kira is the main character, she is a young girl who is very talented in the art of dying and embroidery, she has a twisted leg, usually when someone has a condition like that, they are thrown into the wild to be eaten by beasts. Kira's farther died hunting when she was very young, and her mother died when she was about 12, her job is to repair and finish the Singers robe.
VANDARA
Vandara is an evil woman who tries to get Kira thrown out and killed. She was once attacked by a beast while in the wild, which left a long scar down her neck, she is feared by a lot of people.
ANNABELLA
Annaella is an elderly woman who is very talented in the art of dying, she teaches Kira how to make every colour, apart from blue.
THOMAS
Kira meets Thomas in the edifice building, he is about the same age as her and he is also an orphan. Thomas is a very talented wood carver and his job is to repair and complete the Singers staff.
JO
Kira and Thomas hear screams at night, then they discover Jo, another orphan living in the edifice building. Jo is a toddler and has a singing talent, she is going to be the next singer, but when ever she
refuses to sing, she gets punished and scolded.
MATT
Matt is a young boy from the more uneducated and worse off part of the community, he is always dirty and he has very bad grammer, but he is a great person and Kiras best friend. Matt helps out Kira all of the time, and he always tries his best for her.
BRANCHIE
Branchie is Matt's dog, he never leaves Matt's side. Matt found Branchie when he was an injured stray, he had an injured tail, Matt fixed this by tying a stick to his tail to hold it up in the right place, that's how he got the name Branchie.
JAMISON
When Kira went to court, Jamison, who is on the Council of Guardians, defended her. Later on he becomes a mentor for her, he also teaches her how to use the running water, and he teaches her what everything in the bathroom is, because she was used to using the river for all of her water related needs, like the rest of the society.
CHRISTOPHER
Christopher is Kira's father, he died when she was very young, wild animals got him when he as out hunting. He was one of the best hunters in the community, but he had enemies on the Council of Guardians.
KATRINA
Katrina is Kira's mother, she taught Kira the basics of embroidering, so when the guardians came to get Kira because she was crippled, Katrina showed them Kiras piece of cloth that she made, when the guardians saw how skillful she was they spared her life. Katrina used to be the person in charge of repairing the Singers robe until she tragically died.