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‘That the Syal girls can defend themselves and their honour should be a matter of pride and comfort to us. How often has this land been ravaged and looted? Greeks, Arabs, Turks, Mongols—wave after wave of invaders have come seeking our land, our gold, and our women. If our daughters are trained and armed to protect themselves are we not better off for that?’ asked Mir Chuchak.

Deprive a peasant of his harvest with a flash of the sword once and it is called robbery. Do it at random intervals and it’s described as banditry. Do it systematically, year after year, backed by swordsmen in uniforms, and it is called governance.

Loving this read so far...

The way this book is going; I think it's a sign from God that I need to pick up a happy book with well-adjusted normal individuals/adults. 🤕

“Sometimes I understand why my brother left,” she admitted quietly. “After everything that’s happened, sometimes I feel like I want out, too.”
“I get that,” Wakely said, thinking of how damaging the Life article was. “Believe me. But that’s not really your problem. It’s not that you want out.”
She turned to look at him, confused.
“It’s that you want back in.”

“Stop flailing, Walter,” she said as they stood outside Woody Elementary awaiting yet another conference with Mudford. “Take the helm. Steer. When in doubt, pretend.”