They developed secret hand signals as a way to communicate.

Whatever her mother was doing to earn money, she would bring Kazi along. Kazi's mother raised her on the streets of Brightmist and they were very poor. She was pregnant when she came to Brightmist and Kazi describes her as 'beautiful but so very young'. Kazi's mother migrated to Sanctum City from the northern province of Balwood in hopes of finding a better life. However, Vairlyn notes that Kazi is a common name in Candora among fletchers for first daughters, as it means 'sweet arrow', the rare arrow that flies truer and farther than the rest.ĭance of Thieves Relationships Kazi's Mother Her mother told people that the name Kazi is a highland name that meant 'spring', 'little bird', or 'god's messenger'.

She was given training to become a soldier for Venda and joined the ranks of the Rahtan when she was 12. She was taken in by Queen Lia of Venda as a child, after she spat in the Queen's face in the streets. Left to fend for herself, she turned to stealing to survive and eventually became an infamous street thief known as Ten, for the ten fingers she still had which signified that she had never been caught and punished. This is where her fear of the open space comes from. After the driver left she stayed under the bed in her own waster for two days, in fear that the Previzi driver would come back for her as well. The driver had come for the both of them, but Kazi's mother had used their secret language to tell Kazi to stay put and not to say anything. Kazi had hid under the bed like her mother had told her. One night when Kazi was six years old, a Previzi driver came into their home. Both of them lived in a hovel together in the quarter. They even had a secret language together of hand movements and tics. She grew up with her single mother who did everything she could to feed the both of them: clean, sew clothes, and sell perfume. Kazi was born in Brightmist, one of the poorest quarters of Sanctum City. Agoraphobia or Kenophobia (fear of open and/or empty spaces).She is said to have Thick wavy dark hair () her hair is said to be black (). Kazi is described throughout the book by her love interest Jase Ballenger.

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