Family
Myrina is daughter to Gul and is the younger sister of Reseda. Later in the book she becomes aunt to Phoebe and Yildiz - who she adopts. She marries her childhood friend Tomi and has a baby girl by him. Tomi is killed while they lead the slaves away from Troy. Yildiz also dies, but she dies avenging her family's deaths, mainly that of her mother.
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