Step-by-step explanation:
As the council proceeds with its deliberation, Kira notices a large box that wasn’t there before lunch. The chief guardian tells the guard to open the box, revealing the Singer’s robe. Everyone, including Kira and Vandara, leans forward to get a closer look at the robe. Kira is more familiar with the robe, because her mother made repairs on it. Jamison asks Kira about her abilities as a weaver, and notes that Kira’s skills are said to be even greater than those of her mother. When Jamison asks if Kira has learned the arts of coloring and stitching, Kira answers that she has, but thinks to herself that this isn’t true; she hasn’t had enough time to learn all of them, due to her mother’s death. Jamison notes that Katrina’s old teacher, Annabel, now so old that she’s called Annabella, can be used to teach Kira.