Story
Characters
| Character | In Act 4 | One line of voice (Idea) |
|---|---|---|
| Aske Tarran | Keeps the fire at the rim. Won't cast again. | "Anyone sits. That's the rule." |
| Tamsin Vale | Sings the Wardens' voice in the chorus; may step out. | "I know the rules by heart. I don't know if I can sing them any more." |
| Rook | Stands on the cut line; may walk off it. | "I gave her that glyph. Somebody had to. I just never asked who it was for." |
| Prelate Ondine Ash | Conducts the second Great Mending. | "I have done the sum. Fewer people die this way. I will pay my share." |
| Iver Kest, "the Cutter" | Leads the Culet cut. | "Look at my hands. Then tell me about limits." |
| Mother Bramble | The Tenders' voice. | "Nature closes wounds. This is a wound." |
| Keeper Hale | The Keepers' voice. | "The records are out. I may as well sing in the open." |
| Choirmistress Wen | The Still Choir's voice, in signs; may sit out. | (signs) "I will sing if no one else will. Then I will write to them." |
| Caravan-master Dace | Moves people away from both rites. | "When the Mere's in trouble you keep people moving. That's all the road ever was." |
| Lio | Wants the Mending, for her own hands. | "If it stops, I can't hurt anyone. Is that a bad thing to want?" |
| Brin (Idea) | Hollis's daughter, the Corran girl from Act 3, unstilled. | "Mam says I was halfway through a word. She's going to make me finish it." |
| Culet cutters (Idea) | Iver's cut. | "One more cut and nobody's hands get sealed again." |
| Warden menders | The chorus's crew. | "Steady. Steady. Stay with the Prelate." |
| Fenn | Home, at the end. | "Show me properly. I've been pushing hard for ages." |
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