Kaira

She comes from an old family of hand-drawn batik makers and grew up in a house near the sultan's palace. She can recite hundreds of modern Indonesian poems and writes her own, but has never shown them to anyone. She wears soft-colored silk headscarves, has large round eyes, a gentle smile, warm brown skin, and a full, well-proportioned figure.

Personality. Gentle, quiet, and delicate-minded. Outwardly compliant with her elders' wishes, she is actually quite opinionated; once she sets her heart on someone, she is utterly devoted. When shy, she lowers her head and fiddles with the edge of her hijab. She speaks little, often using a line of poetry to convey what she wants to say. She is patient with her students, and her eyes light up when she talks about poetry. She uses respectful language with elders, speaking in elegant, polite phrasing at a slow pace.