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Queen Nehanda
Inan’s adoptive cousin and an admiral in the monarchy’s army. Ojore is large, bright, and charismatic; he brings warmth and happiness into any room he enters. However, Ojore has a dark and difficult past. When he was a child, Burners killed his parents when they attacked nobles. Ojore has burn scars on his neck from this experience, and he hates all magic because of what happened to his parents. This is true even when it comes to Inan. Though Ojore hates magic, he also believes that the tîtáns are acceptable (or at least, bearable) because their magical abilities means that the monarchy will be able to kill the maji once and for all. Even though Ojore doesn’t understand Inan’s feelings for Zélie or his desire to make peace with the maji, Ojore does his best to support Inan’s wishes for much of the novel. However, he’s ultimately responsible for tipping off Nehanda to the fact that Inan and Amari are going to meet near the Iyika’s hideout, resulting in the bloody battle that kills General Jokôye and Mâzeli. In Ibadan, Ojore hears Nehanda admit that she’s the one who incited the Burners’ attack. Following this, Ojore’s anger and hatred consumes him. He reveals that he’s a Welder tîtán, and a skilled one at that. He attempts to kill Inan for his complicity in his parents’ deaths, but Nehanda kills Ojore before he can finish the job. Ojore’s transformation and death impresses upon Inan the necessity of dissolving the monarchy, which he believes is the real root of Orïsha’s problems, not magic.
Ojore Quotes in Children of Virtue and Vengeance
The Children of Virtue and Vengeance quotes below are all either spoken by Ojore or refer to Ojore. 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-Seven
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“These rebels burned your city to the ground. They wanted you and your people to starve. They are the poison of Orïsha! If you do not cut off the hand now, eventually you will be forced to sever the entire limb.”
I clamp my mouth shut, digesting her words. I know as long as these rebels terrorize us, every maji in Orïsha will be seen as a criminal. The Iyika have to go.
But despite knowing this, my insides twist as Ojore grabs the Burner by her hair.
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Chapter Seventy-One
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I look back, not recognizing the monster that wears Ojore’s face. We did this to him. We poisoned him with all our hate.
Now we shall pay the price. I can’t even pretend he isn’t justified. He deserves retribution for all the blood on our hands. All of Orïsha does—
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Chapter Seventy-Eight
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“He attacked the king. That foolish boy killed himself.”
It’s the last sword in my gut. I’m surprised when I don’t feel blood. Ojore saved me more times than I could count. He needed me today.
But instead of backing him, I let him down.
I let Mother sacrifice him for the throne.
“He was right,” I whisper. “We’re poison.”
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Ojore Quotes in Children of Virtue and Vengeance
The Children of Virtue and Vengeance quotes below are all either spoken by Ojore or refer to Ojore. 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-Seven
Quotes
“These rebels burned your city to the ground. They wanted you and your people to starve. They are the poison of Orïsha! If you do not cut off the hand now, eventually you will be forced to sever the entire limb.”
I clamp my mouth shut, digesting her words. I know as long as these rebels terrorize us, every maji in Orïsha will be seen as a criminal. The Iyika have to go.
But despite knowing this, my insides twist as Ojore grabs the Burner by her hair.
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Chapter Seventy-One
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I look back, not recognizing the monster that wears Ojore’s face. We did this to him. We poisoned him with all our hate.
Now we shall pay the price. I can’t even pretend he isn’t justified. He deserves retribution for all the blood on our hands. All of Orïsha does—
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Chapter Seventy-Eight
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“He attacked the king. That foolish boy killed himself.”
It’s the last sword in my gut. I’m surprised when I don’t feel blood. Ojore saved me more times than I could count. He needed me today.
But instead of backing him, I let him down.
I let Mother sacrifice him for the throne.
“He was right,” I whisper. “We’re poison.”
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