“I feel the part of me that wants to argue that Inan wouldn’t sacrifice his people, but I no longer believe it. He and Mother don’t care who they hurt. They’ll do anything to win this war.
-- Amari (Chapter 61)

Importance: Amari wants to believe that Inan is redeemable. However, after the queen's army comes to their secret meeting, Amari believes that she has truly lost him.

Those rebels nearly burned the palace to the ground. Father was the only member of the royal family to survive. If not for that act, he would've never been king. He wouldn’t have retaliated with the Raid. It could’ve worked. It would've worked. There was a chance for a better path.
-- Inan (Chapter 64)

Importance: Inan has always believed that magic is evil, in part because his father's whole family was butchered by maji. When he learns that his mother paid the maji to act, his...