Marisella moves like someone used to threading through crowded street markets and narrow cellar stairs. Her movements are small, precise, and quick. She wears a patchwork waistcoat with many pockets, each pocket rimmed with a faint embroidered symbol indicating what is inside. Her hair is braided into a single thick plait that she tucks into her belt when working. When she smiles it is sudden and quick, showing a chipped front tooth she is oddly proud of. Unexpected element: she keeps a tiny, polished tin mirror hung at her neck as if for vanity, but she uses it to inspect the undersides of mushrooms and to reflect sudden light signals when alone.