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Summary

When Kira's mother dies, Kira finds herself having to prove her worth in the community. Vandera, the scarred one, tries to have Kira banished to the Fields, but Vandera's efforts result in Kira being summoned to live and work in the Council Edifice. Kira then begins to work that her mother had done in the previous year, restoring parts of the SInger's robe, the robe that tells of the community's history, as told each year at the Gathering. But as Kira works to learn the dyes and restore the robe, she begins to make connections between herself and the other children who also live in the Council Edifice. **Christopher returns as Kira's father; now blind, wounded by Jamison, Kira's defender, Christopher affirms that their are no beasts, Christopher brings "blue" to Kira **Matt returns with Christopher to his community, Kira stays behind.