The elder of the Tamer clan. She’s a curvy young woman who always wears flowers in her hair and consistently has birds or butterflies swirling around her head. Though she’s kind, she has a policy of not bowing to anyone—and she shows that she and the maji are just as prejudiced as the nobles they hope to overthrow when she quips that killing monarchs is like killing roaches.
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Na’imah Character Timeline in Children of Virtue and Vengeance
The timeline below shows where the character Na’imah appears in Children of Virtue and Vengeance. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter Twenty-Two
...wildly at Amari but before Amari can say anything, the elder of the Tamer clan, Na’imah, races in with a note from Lagos. Ramaya reads that Inan is alive and offering...
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Na’imah quips that killing royals is like killing roaches, as Amari snatches the note and reads...
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Chapter Thirty-One
...bronze statues depicting the original elders. Zélie falls into conversation with Nâo and Kâmarū while Na’imah and Dakarai, the Seer elder, play with Na’imah’s butterflies. With a frown, Khani invites Amari...
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Chapter Thirty-Three
...through the forest on her cheetanaire, lost in thinking about how things might work out. Na’imah stops Amari’s cheetanaire when Amari doesn’t notice the others stopped. They all dismount and Dakarai...
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Chapter Fifty-Two
...he can barely whisper. The Iyika overpower everything Nehanda’s army tries. Ojore finds Inan as Na’imah turns the soldiers’ ryders rabid. Ojore insists he couldn’t lie to Nehanda; she ordered this...
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Chapter Fifty-Three
...retreat as Jokôye raises her hands: Jokôye is a cênter and is harnessing the wind. Na’imah captures ryders so the Iyika can get back to the sanctuary faster, but Zélie and...
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Chapter Seventy-Nine
...but as the shadows reach Amari, Zélie collapses and convulses. Kâmarū carries Zélie away and Na’imah shouts to lock up Amari. Kenyon binds Amari’s hands and Tzain turns away. Amari knows...
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Chapter Eighty-Four
...of her and soon, Mama Agba will be too. Mama Agba enters the circle and Na’imah begins to sing. Mama Agba speaks every elder and Tzain. She tells Amari to not...
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