As a long-time member of the Kiamara community, I can assure you she will be cared for. I do own three Kias already- Imber, Jace, and Eleni, and it would be the greatest honor imaginable to welcome Liesl into the family. As a character, I have never connected more with a character's story and personality, and bringing this connection to life through my form has been an adventure in the least. I would give her all of the attention she deserves, ranging from a full-length story for her, to even things as minute as answering a question or two in the fanclub. Liesl and I share common threads, intertwining together into a greater connection, which I believe is the highest that can be said of a character. As her owner, I would try my best to do her justice in all forms of art- Drawing, poetry, writing, you name it. I would RP her as often as I could to continue to develop this amazing girl. Finally, and what I believe to be the most important, is that my connection to her will not fade. Even after she is no longer new to me, I will cherish her just as much as I did. Even after the shock of winning wears off, I would still love her just as much as I did seeing this girl, and thinking up the character of Liesl.
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By Me | By Me By Katherine1200
A short story as told by the wind...

I have made my way through her home on more than one occasion. I have called her name, in splendor, in sorrow, in anger. I have called her name, though it tastes foreign to me and the syllables are uncharted territory. I have called her name.
She has not responded.
I have never mused the idea that she is simply ignoring me, how can one ignore the wind?
She may have her reasons for not speaking, but if she does, they are unknown to me.
I have seen her life.
I have nurtured her.
Inspired her.
Spited her.
I have called her name.
Liesl.
Liesl.*********
On the day that she was born, I was rampant in the trees, cycloning golden leaves, tawny feathers, and bright grass into the swirling fall air. The chaotic atmosphere of September doesn't seem to suit the child that Liesl would grow into, the voice of the autumn much louder than her own.
For she would cry out once in the newness of childhood, and that cry would be her last noise.
This silent child and I have always been good friends. She frequently takes refuge with me underneath the willow tree in the southmost corner of the wood, a weeping, whispering tree, teeming with life.
The squirrels.
The insects.
And of course, the birds.
Liesl has always loved the birds. I blow their feathers to her, and she watches them.
Swirling, swirling, ever on. Beauty in chaos, an omen of unpredictability.
I shall whisper to you the stories of Liesl, but, dear reader, you must be silent enough to hear the musings of the wind.
You may be suprised at what you hear.
So listen to the symphony of the wind for a score or two, as I sing you the tale of Liesl Fallon, a Lark of Another Sort.

The rain hit Liesl sideways in the dark air of spring. The breath of day was fresh on the dawn, illuminating the thin rainfall.
Once more, she traveled south to the willow, which had only recently regrown it's branches. Liesl tied a few of it's gentle tendrils into a crown and placed it onto her head, a twisted thing of dying beauty.
Though she had reached eleven years of age, her first words were still resting in her lungs, afraid of meeting the outside air.
Her thoughts were simply enough for her.
As a bluejay took off from the gnarled branches, a feather lodged free and fell.
Swirling, swirling, ever on, it fell.
She took it in her mouth and placed it close to the willow tree. Carefully, she strung the feather to a branch of the willow.
I blew my way through those branches, a tranquil gust in the rain, heaving the feather in it's place on the tree. It felt foreign and unnatural, yet I kept it in it's place.
This silent girl was capable of more than she let on.
Day by day, one by one, Liesl strung feathers to the great willow tree, each marking a day.
A breeze.
A bird.
A memory.
At the center of the tree, in the same spot, stood the bluejay's black and blue feather, tipped with white. It graced the tree like an old garment worn too long, though it held true, a steady friend to this old tree, and this young girl.
To think, this timeless cornerstone was simply an accident, a piece broken off from a larger fragment of life.
In that case, it has become the most beautiful accident to happen to the Silent Girl.

A tranquil hush swept the forest, leaving even the ample wildlife to sway along to the melody of silence. Liesl sat against the knotted trunk of the willow, surrounded by journals and sketches, all observations about the birds that surround her. The willow bore feathers in several ardent hues, bearing tribute to the girl sitting beneath them.
That girl was sixteen on this day, becoming less of a "girl" each day.
Slowly, steadily, forever on, I called her name.
I called her name like I always have.
She still has not responded.
I called louder, sharper, growing desperate, swinging the branches of the willow heavily in my bellows. The slender threads holding the feathers began to fray, launching a scattering of feathers into my breath. Liesl sprang from her place under the tree to chase them, tempestuous and fiery, spiteful at the whirlwind.
She leaped, barely grasping a single black and white feather in her teeth, while the other few were blown into the horizon like a sprinkling of dandelion fuzz. The fractured thread tied to its base was much too short to return to the branch where it once resided, and it's edges were frayed and fractured.
Still, Liesl refused to relinquish it to me.
She tied it's destroyed form around her wrist, and fastened it securely so it could never fall prey to a stray gust again.
Liesl admired it on her paw, and how it moved about in what remained of my rage.
It swayed ever so slightly, serving as a reminder to the Silent Girl.
To preserve what she loves.
To never underestimate the wind.
To always look to the skies, for the answer can always be found on the wings of the birds.
And I held her in my arms, swaying that feather ever so gently.
Swirling, swirling, ever on.
**********
I run my course through the willow branches once more, the misty air of spring heavy with thick dew. I am rampant today, a tumultuous riptide of air. Liesl sits beneath the tree as always, and I make my way through the tangled branches of her hair, swirling, swirling, ever on.
She is there through the storm, stringing herself yet another crown of willow.
She is there through the storm, tying a soaked feather to the lashing tendrils of the tree.
She is there through the storm, desperately trying to escape.
I will aid in her escape.
Liesl and I are old friends, kindred souls, though I, the wind, am not known for my friendliness.
It would be stupid to associate me with friendliness, it truly would.
I am a monster.
I ravage homes, trample spring flowers, destroy what is beautiful. She has always thought otherwise, and she has thus become my only friend.
I know her life. I have watched it play out before me. I have held her when no others would.
I have called her name.
I know that she will never respond.
You have heard her story, though it shall swirl forever on, and I believe that along the way, you have heard mine as well.
So, dear reader, I part now, though if you are to wander on a spring day, listen closely, for you may hear my voice calling, swirling, ever on.

let's see how this soul fares