This is Roshana, the last queen of the Amulen Empire, back when my people ruled all the lands from the east to the west. She is something of a legend among us. Every queen aspires to learn from her mistakes.”“ Her mistakes? Surely you mean her victories.”“ What?” I frown at her. “Roshana was one of the greatest queens in the world. She ended the Mountain Wars, she routed Sanhezriyah the Mad, she–”“ For a foreign serving girl, you are strangely well versed in Amulen history.”“ I spent a lot of time in libraries as a girl.”“ Were you there to dust the scrolls or read them?”“ Surely Roshana’s victories outweigh her errors.”“ The higher you rise, the farther you fall. For all her wisdom, Roshana was fooled by the jinni, believing it was her friend, and then it destroyed her. Ever since that day, my people have hunted the jinn. There is no creature more vicious and untrustworthy.”“ This is not the story I heard, ” I say softly. “My people tell it differently. That the jinni truly was a friend to Roshana but was forced to turn against her. That she had no choice.”“ Surely I know how my own ancestress died, ” returns the princess, a bit hotly. “Anyway, it was a long time ago, but we Amulens do not forget. Jessica Khoury
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“Our ancestors had a different way of judging people.”—No one wants to be judged by the wrong standards. “So you think you can judge me?”“Of course not, of course not. But there is a difference between judging and judging correctly. In some ways, old stories are truer than new ones. You have done a great service for your people, and I am proud to be your friend.

Source: The Forbidden Wish

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