(urth) Orchid

[Lee Berman]

>Gerry Quinn- Mint gave up 'five very great things' to become a sibyl.  As a general, she 
>lost more; in RttW she is confined to a wheelchair.  It is still not entirely clear what 
>the object of her love was; what seems intensely clear is that she was no less born to serve 
>than was Marble.

For me, the Long Sun character of Mint seems loosely patterned on Joan of Arc. If the 
main text is weak or unclear on her motivations, perhaps a study of the Maid of Orleans could
help fill in gaps. (obviously they had different futures).