Can truth be read by looking into someone's eyes? Can a lie be hidden beneath the truth? No matter how Amara tried to wrap her head around it, she just couldn't bring herself to look at Safiya and not consider her a friend.
The realization of what Safiya had done hurt her to the core; the fact that all this while she had seen Safiya as a friend while Safiya viewed her merely as a tool to navigate the palace and eliminate her father.
Amara couldn't bear to look Safiya in the eye, nor was she ready to share the same space with her.
When Safiya walked in, slowly looking at her, Amara turned her gaze away. She knew the strong walls would crumble if she faced her; she was not one to hold resentment in her heart, for she knew the destructive power of such emotions - just like how her father had resented her and her mother ever since her birth.
