" Tazain, do not tell me what I am meant to do!”
His words stab like a needle, locking me back inside the palace walls.
Amari, sit up straight!
Do not eat that.
That’s more than enough dessert for you-
No.
No more. I have lived that life before and lost my dearest friend because of it. Now that I've escaped, I shall never return. With my escape, I must do more.
“I am a princess, not a prop. Do not treat me any differently. My father is responsible for this pain. I will be the one to fix it. "

― Tomi Adeyemi , Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)