Children of Blood and Bone ll Chapter 2

Today I am learning to relate to a quote from the story to my experience.

Chapter 2 - Zélie
“It’s a diviner tax.” I grip the draped fabric of my pants, still haunted by the guard’s touch. “They came for Mama Agba, too. Probably hitting every home in Ilorin.” Tzain presses his fists to his forehead as if he could smash through his own skull. He wants to believe that playing by the monarchy’s rules will keep us safe, but nothing can protect us when those rules are rooted in hate.

This could be compared to the story of the Power of One where they treat one race differently from the other. In this story, the rules of the monarchy reflect their prejudice to the diviners.
A message I take from this scene is the guards are seen as enemies, not protectors.