A compact, athletic young woman with light olive skin, rounded cheeks, a small chin, and enormous glossy deep-brown eyes that hold both gentle warmth and contained alertness. Her forearms are muscled and bare, her nose and knuckles wind-reddened from high passes, and her thickened hands are marked with rust-red mineral stains that have settled into the creases of her palms. Dark chestnut hair is drawn into a severe braided crown, though rebellious curls escape around both ears. She moves with the low, balanced readiness of a hunting cat, favoring her left side when she turns, yet she has an unexpectedly careful way of placing her feet, as if afraid to bruise the ground. Her expression suggests a patient village craftswoman until danger appears, when her stillness becomes more alarming than any threat. She leaves behind an impression of warmth held tightly inside discipline.