Rising Action (Part 2)
- She makes friends with a talented carver named Thomas and a young singer girl named Jo.
- They discover that they are all orphaned artists.
- Kira goes to a local dyer named Annabella, and learns to dye thread.
- After Annabella tells Kira that her fear of beasts is unneeded because there are none, Annabella passes away mysteriously.
Conclusion
- Matt becomes the Messenger between the two villages.
Rising Action
- When disabled orphan Kira gets evicted from her home following her mother's death and a trial by brutish Vandara.
- She lives in a luxurious building as long as she weaves, a skill which she is very good at.
- She keeps contact with her poor, adventurous friend Matt and his dog Branch.
Rising Action (Part 3)
- Kira becomes suspicious of the institution after Annabella's death; she continues to weave.
- One day Matt runs away from the village and Kira investigates.
- She discovers that he ran away to find blue, but Kira doesn't know what that means.
- Kira goes to the annual Gathering and finds Matt there.
- He gives her a square of rare blue clothe and a blind man who is Kira's supposedly dead father.
Introduction
- Time: Undetermined Future
- Place: Post-Apocalyptic America
- Characters: Kira; Matt; Thomas; Jo; Jamison; Vandara; Christoper; Annabella
- Problem: Kira tries to uncover the truth in a society surrounded in secrets.
Falling Action
- Kira's dad and Matt stay in the Kira's village for a few days and then go back to their own.
Gathering Blue Plot Diagram
Climax
- Kira's father lived in a village of refuges from different places after he was knocked out by Jamison and left to die.
- Her father asks Kira to go to the community, but she decides to stay behind.