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Quote #10
They had passed sight of the walled city late that morning and rode through its sprawling villages most of the day. The road was wide, trampled hard as stone from centuries of hooves and cartwheels, and edged with houses and taverns, and people who peered curiously at the ragtag band and their unlikely leader. "Another yellow girl," Ani heard someone say. By late afternoon, the road crossed the borders of a farm and into uncultivated fields, leaving behind the smells of smoke and cows. (19.58)
To confront the king, Ani must take a journey again, this time to another palace to claim her name back. Did you notice how every time she has a huge moment of self-discovery, it comes with some big, physical journey? We're betting that's not a coincidence.