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Gianina is Vestini by birth. With her sister, she received something of an education at the Dilatente on Vestini Island. She has strong opinions for a young strega, but these pale in comparison to her sister's Overzealous ideas. She has a deep affection for her sister, and has never in her gut understood why Francesca's wit and beauty were prized less by the family than her own sorcery. She has made a conscious effort to treat her vedova sister as an equal. Gianina is, at heart, a romantic. While her marriage has not been unhappy, she longs for a strong and handsome man to sweep her away; she is very much in love with the idea of being in love. So is it good or bad that she has apparently attracted the attention of a young violinist? Although Sero, a half-Cymbr man, has turned out to be more than just a musician... And, a young fellow by the name of Renato Vasari, now known to be a Knight of the Rose+Cross, also owes her an immense favor, after she held onto a letter for him that would have meant his death had it been found on his person. Gianina has been learning more and more of what it means to be a Fate Witch and the Lady Donati. She has kept largely aloof from the household, except to command servants. She does speak with the other strega, her husband, and of course her beloved sister is her primary confidant. Having initiated conversations with Teodora and survived, she's learning how to handle difficult, strong personalities. She's also getting enwrapped in Father Donati's intrigues; he's asked her to tutor Pietra in Sorte, and Gianina knows the girl can also read. She's growing very fond of her husband, despite his age; he has treated both of them well. His Lorenzo heritage, which he explained to both wives, doesn't seem to faze her. He appreciates her Sorte (at least, he does now) and heeds her advice. Not bad traits in a husband! The trip to and from Mondavi Island found Gianina changed in many ways. Encountering strange Sorte and Beatrice Caligari were the least important things that happened. While still girlishly pleased with Renato Vasari's attentions, she maintained her honor as a matron and kept him at arm's length. In the catacombs of Mondavi Island, she discovered new power as a Lachesis and learned that she could kill a man with steel. She lost her sister, her lifelong companion, and began learning to navigate without her. And, departing Numa for Monfalcone, Father Donati diagnosed her recurring nausea as a sign of her pregnancy.
Gianina's most important strand is a Cups strand to her sister, Francesca.
Photo Credit:"La Belle Ferronniere," Leonardo da Vinci, 1495
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