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Chapter Nineteen
Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Children of Blood and Bone, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Prejudice and Inequality
Duty to Family vs. Self
Faith and Tradition
Cycles of Violence
Summary
Analysis
The group runs through the temple’s passageways, Tzain carrying a weakened Zélie. As they break outside, Zélie is overwhelmed by the magic she can now sense thrumming all around. Zélie, Tzain, Amari and Nailah creep across a rickety bridge as Lekan holds off Inan and the guards with powerful magic. As Zélie is crossing the bridge, it snaps, forcing her to climb up the planks towards Tzain. As she is about to reach him, the remaining rope snaps, and Zélie plummets.
Although Zélie’s powers still feel new and foreign to her, in Lekan she sees an example of someone using their powers for good, to support other divîners and help preserve divîner traditions.
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Suddenly, Zélie finds herself lifted by white light—Lekan’s magic. But while he is turned towards her, Admiral Kaea plunges her sword into his heart.
Lekan sacrifices himself for Zélie, emphasizing his belief that she must go on to perform the ritual and save the divîners.
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