Lagos is the rich capital city of Orïsha. It is far more opulent—and heavily patrolled—than other cities.
Lagos Quotes in Children of Blood and Bone
The Children of Blood and Bone quotes below are all either spoken by Lagos or refer to Lagos. For each quote, you can also see the other terms and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter Thirteen
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I arch my eyebrow at Amari and think back to her mention of a training accident. I assumed the scar came from her brother’s sword, but was she holding a sword, too? Despite her escape from Lagos, I can’t imagine the princess locked in battle.
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Lagos Term Timeline in Children of Blood and Bone
The timeline below shows where the term Lagos appears in Children of Blood and Bone. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter Two
...for the taxes, Zélie says she will take a valuable sailfish to a market in Lagos. Because it is dangerous for a divîner to go alone, Tzain says he will go...
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Chapter Three
In Lagos, Princess Amari sits through a stuffy meal with gossipy nobility as her mother criticizes her...
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Chapter Four
Barely speaking to one another, Zélie and Tzain arrive at the bustling capital city, Lagos. Tzain is angry that Zélie left home alone, saying that she put him in unnecessary...
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Despite the prohibition against relationships with divîners, the guards at Lagos’ gate are all too eager to harass Zélie, making lewd remarks and touching her inappropriately....
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Chapter Fifty-Nine
Inan tells Zélie she should move to Lagos with him, and she bristles. He says that when she brings back magic, it will...
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Chapter Seventy-Eight
...rooting for them. She also thinks about Amari seeking her out in the market in Lagos—another sign.
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