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JP/Agent Parisien
Riri is a young Indigenous girl who lived with Frenchie and Miig’s family for several years. In The Marrow Thieves, Riri is killed by Native decoy agents who intended to turn the family in to Recruiters. After betraying Sunny, Frenchie is tormented by thoughts that he is just as guilty as the traitors who killed Riri.
Riri Quotes in Hunting by Stars
The Hunting by Stars quotes below are all either spoken by Riri or refer to Riri. 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 25 Quotes
I looked down at Sunny, the clomp of approaching footsteps echoing in my head. She was gazing up at me again—no judgment, no fear, just wide-open eyes. We both turned toward the vehicles. The high beams on the vans were too bright. Neither of us raised a hand to shield our eyes. We just squinted in the glare. I squeezed her hand harder; this time it was her who comforted me, because we were there together, and it was too late to run.
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Riri Character Timeline in Hunting by Stars
The timeline below shows where the character Riri appears in Hunting by Stars. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 16
...shirtless Native man (the Chief). Rose knows that being Indigenous doesn’t necessarily mean they’re safe: Riri, the family’s youngest member, was killed by a traitor who intended to turn her into...
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Chapter 25
...girl, Sunny, appears beside Frenchie and takes his hand with unreserved trust, reminding him of Riri, the little sister he lost to Indigenous traitors. JP, Therese, Mitch, Sunny, and Frenchie leave...
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...Therese grabs for Sunny but Frenchie holds her tight, just like the traitor who clutched Riri as he fell from a cliff. The Recruiters chase after the adults while Mitch breathes...
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Chapter 26
...feels as terrible as he did after shooting the accomplice of the man who killed Riri—both men were Indigenous traitors, like he is now. A Watchmen retrieves Frenchie in the early...
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Chapter 28
...Program, which sends out Indigenous decoys to capture runners. Rose recalls the men who killed Riri. According to the nurses, Frenchie is in the field now. Rose bursts into laughter, believing...
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Chapter 29
...his two families. Mitch asks about Rose again, making fun of Frenchie’s crush. Thinking of Riri and Sunny, Frenchie tells him to shut up. That night at camp, Miig acts strange....
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