Chapter 13
Life in the city went back to something approaching normal, though there was unease everywhere and in everything. In addition to her work at the pottery workshop Isika began work with the elders at petitions, listening to the complaints and needs the people brought before them.
On her first day, she put on the new palace tunic Auntie had bought her. It was gold, with swirls of darker gold embroidery, and deep red, loose pants went with it. She set the circlet on her forehead and felt it buzz as it settled against her skin. Hello, she thought as she looked at herself in the mirror. The circlet didn’t answer, and she laughed at herself. It felt so alive, like it changed her somehow.
Petitions happened in the great room, and the elders in their chairs on the platform at far end
