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“‘Because not everything is as it seems,’ Sinai said, brimming with tears. ‘Nothing is as it seems, not the Isi, not Dogbari, not … Olu.’ ‘Olu?’ Ina interjected, her creased brow smoothing as her face settled into stone. ‘You knew,’ Naala spat, jabbing her finger at Sinai, ‘you knew what he did and you still gave it to him.’ ‘I had to, Naala. I—’” omg🧍🏾‍♀️🧍🏾‍♀️

“‘I’m going to find them,’ she said through clenched teeth, her heart beating frantically. She felt as though she could feel and see everything, and yet it all seemed surreal. Naala stormed out of the cave. She needed answers. ‘Find who?’ ‘The people who did this. We are going to get answers, Sinai, and then we’re going to burn them all down.’”

“‘We shouldn’t,’ Eni said quickly. Naala snorted and her eyebrows rose so high it lifted the corners of her mouth. Eni let out a sigh. ‘I forgot who I was dealing with.’ ‘Come on,’ she insisted, slipping her hand into his and tugging him forward.” plsss they’re gonna get in so much trouble😭😭

“‘We thought you had died,’ Ina whispered. ‘Yes,’ she murmured, ‘a lot of people do think that, and why not? I was meant to have died. And all the Kingdom’s twins were meant to be killed at birth,’ she said, as her eyes swept over the girls.” NO WAYYYY

“‘I don’t think so—’ Naala frowned ‘—my grandmother would have told me.’ Please stop talking about this. ‘Maybe she didn’t know?’ Chiasoka offered. ‘No.’ ‘She might have—’ ‘Only a madwoman would do such a thing,’ Naala snapped before she could stop herself. ‘I was not born of a madwoman.’” oop😭😭

“‘We’re almost there, but do you want to have a break? Perhaps eat some food?’”
“ ‘Food it is,’ she chuckled. ‘Food it is,’ Sinai repeated as she watched Naala pull out a flint daga and scraps of uchie tree bark from her satchel.”
aww she’s too cute

On chapter 6 . So good thus far . Great start to book 2