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"Heir" by Sabaa Tahir, Chapters 10-17

Wed Jul 09 08:32:34 EDT 2025
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In this romantic fantasy novel, the lives of three young people intersect: Aiz, a poor orphan languishing in prison; Sirsha, an outcast banished from her tribe; and Quil, a crown prince.

Here are links to our lists for the book: Chapters 1-9, Chapters 10-17, Chapters 18-26, Chapters 27-36, Chapters 37-50
frieze
Aiz couldn’t make out her features, but that silhouette was familiar from statues, friezes, and coins.
torpor
Aiz tried to shake away the torpor that weighed down her bones.
mettle
Mother Div’s first true test of my mettle.
atrophied
Her muscles were weak and atrophied from lack of movement.
manacle
She stumbled into the closet, which was crowded with manacles and chains.
obscure
His dark hair fell across his cheekbones, almost obscuring the yellow of his eyes, the thick black lashes.
bandy
Quil couldn’t imagine one would take kindly to having her name bandied about as a shield.
insouciant
His very body, beautiful and hard and graceful, seemed to issue Sirsha a direct, insouciant challenge.
untoward
“I hope you aren’t accusing me of something untoward. Just because your bracelet is precious to you doesn’t mean I give a fig about it.”
empyrean
“In dreams, the seers delve beyond what the human eye can perceive and into the empyrean. There, constellations beyond our sky emerge.”
orison
“Holy Seer, it is time for the sunset orison.”
covet
Aiz nearly took out the book to show them, but some instinct within quailed against it. She could not risk them coveting it and taking it from her.
askance
“You going to say anything, or just stand around looking murderous?” Sufiyan eyed him askance, and Quil realized that he was stock-still, white-knuckling the hilt of his scim.
melodious
But her countenance was cold, her lips thin. Her voice was low and melodious, like Sirsha’s, but something unpleasant seethed beneath.
adorned
The coin was linked to a half dozen chains on either side, each adorned with thin gold triangles that looked like teeth.

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