Both Thomas and Kira are artists. Thomas has the ability to carve intricate designs in wood, and Kira can embroider scenes in beautiful colors with thread. Kira discovers that their journeys as artists have followed a similar path. Both displayed artistic talent at a very young age, to their own surprise and to the surprise of the adults around them. Thomas feels as if the wood speaks to him and almost carves itself. Likewise, Kira hears messages from the thread, not audibly but emotionally or viscerally, and the first little square she embroidered seemed to come to life without her conscious effort. Both of them get more joy from their art when they are able to freely express their own creativity rather than devote their skills to repairing the Singer's staff or robe. Both of them have been taken by the guardians for their use because the guardians "had no creative power." Kira, however, realizes that she, Thomas, and Jo "were the artists who could create the future."
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