Who is Talia from Arrows of the Queen and what is their importance? Arrows_of_the_Queen English & Literature Talia | Arrows of the Queen

At the beginning of the novel, Talia is a young girl of thirteen. Arrows of the Queen is about Talia's three years in Herald training, from the time she is thirteen until she is sixteen.

Talia's young life is spent at a restricted and closed in community called Sensholding. In Hold life, the men dominate the culture and have several wives and many children. There is very little freedom and the role of women and girls is strictly defined. Talia does not fit well into this atmosphere of no freedom. She learns to read and write, use some of the boy's weapons and takes every possible moment to read what few books she can find.