Compare and contrast the figures of Ts'ai Yen and Fa Mu Lan.

Fa Mu Lan

A legendary woman warrior. At the age of seven, she is summoned into the mountains, where two kindly immortals teach her how to fight. When her family is conscripted, she returns to her village in a male disguise to fight in her father's place and save her brother. Fa Mu Lan becomes a great army leader and helps unseat the corrupt emperor and reclaim her village from the hands of an evil baron.

Ts'ai Yen

A famous poetess with whose story the narrator ends the novel. She is a scholar's daughter who is kidnapped by barbarians as a young woman. One day after many years, Ts'ai Yen channels her anger and sadness into song. When she is finally returned to her family, she becomes famous for her songs.