Chapter 3 of Gathering Blue

A messenger came and told Kira she must report to the Council of Guardians at late morning. Soon after she left to meet them obediently. On the way there she started thinking of the past of her people. Also known as the ruin. She thought of how terrible it was and how person known as the Singer. She also remembered advice her mother gave her '' take pride in your pain her mother said''. Soon though she arrived at the building where the Council of Guardians. When someone let her in she realized they had already started. When she walked over a man who was in the Council of Guardians said the reason why Kira and Vandara were there. To find out who would get Kira's land and if she would die or not. When Vandara started saying her side of the case and how Kira shouldn't even be alive now the Council seemed to listen closely but didn't seemed very moved by her side of the argument. One of the Guardians raised his hand and said enough to make Vandara stop talking. She was mad but bowed and sat down. Since Kira had only two syllables in her name ( people with a lot of syllables had much power and people with very little syllables had little power) she would normally not be allowed to defend herself. Though since she was so young she could either defend herself or let a guardian defend her. She chose the guardian.