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A young Reaper. He’s tall, bright, and has large ears that stand out from his head. Mâzeli is enchanted by Zélie from their first meeting and is open about his desire to marry her one day, in addition to serving as her Second. Zélie loves him more as a brother and finds his exuberance charming. Mâzeli is very skilled at raising spirits that then coalesce into one giant spirit, but he struggles with other incantations—though he improves greatly under Zélie’s tutelage. He dies, however, during a surprise attack by the monarchy on the Ijosin sanctuary. Though Zélie connects their life forces to try to save him and fight off the solders, Mama Agba severs the connection, killing the severely injured Mâzeli. Mâzeli’s last words to Zélie are to not be sad for him, but Zélie feels singularly responsible for his death and even briefly considers leaving Orïsha altogether to save others from suffering Mâzeli’s fate.
Mâzeli Quotes in Children of Virtue and Vengeance
The Children of Virtue and Vengeance quotes below are all either spoken by Mâzeli or refer to Mâzeli. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter Twenty-Five
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Do you accept these people as your own?
Will you use your strength to protect them at all cost?
The burden of her questions expands in my chest as I look to the Reapers gathered around Mâzeli. Bimpe watches with fingers pressed to her lips. Màri frantically waves her hand, almost immune to the gravity of the moment. Though I’ve only known them for a few hours, they already feel like blood. Like home. Being around them feels more right than anything has felt in years.
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Chapter Thirty-Four
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“After the Raid, practicing these incantations was the only part of him I had left.”
My heart sinks in the echo of his words. In my mind, Kâmarū still whispers these incantations, but without the father he loves. Without the magic that was meant to run through his veins.
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As we walk, I think of the other elders and maji, what their lives might’ve been like before the Raid. Mâzeli’s already told me how the monarchy took both his parents away. How his sister Arunima perished from grief.
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Mâzeli Quotes in Children of Virtue and Vengeance
The Children of Virtue and Vengeance quotes below are all either spoken by Mâzeli or refer to Mâzeli. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter Twenty-Five
Quotes
Do you accept these people as your own?
Will you use your strength to protect them at all cost?
The burden of her questions expands in my chest as I look to the Reapers gathered around Mâzeli. Bimpe watches with fingers pressed to her lips. Màri frantically waves her hand, almost immune to the gravity of the moment. Though I’ve only known them for a few hours, they already feel like blood. Like home. Being around them feels more right than anything has felt in years.
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Chapter Thirty-Four
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“After the Raid, practicing these incantations was the only part of him I had left.”
My heart sinks in the echo of his words. In my mind, Kâmarū still whispers these incantations, but without the father he loves. Without the magic that was meant to run through his veins.
[...]
As we walk, I think of the other elders and maji, what their lives might’ve been like before the Raid. Mâzeli’s already told me how the monarchy took both his parents away. How his sister Arunima perished from grief.
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