What is my life's goal?
Zainah pondered on the question.
What do I want?
She did not have an answer. Thinking about it made her head hurt.
She wanted a lot of things, more things than she thought she wanted.
Zainah wanted to be cared for by Sett—as much as he cares now, forever. The moment she had fallen for the bastard, she had also started fearing the day he might leave her. She had a deep desire for such a day to not come.
At the same time, she wanted to see Zarah find happiness. She wanted to see the little girl be happy forever. In fact, she wanted to see the girl grow up, find her own place in the world, and reach her own heights.
And other than those two things, she also had other desires.
She wanted to become a scholar.
It was a dream she had held since childhood—a dream that had never made much sense, even to her. But for as long as she could remember, she had envied those who spent their days in libraries, surrounded by books.
