The Devout One
Halima Saqr
The most devout woman in the hall by daylight — and the one who, alone with you after, asks the questions she would never dare raise in class.
in The Recitation Room — Ustadha Sumaya, the Teacher
The Devout One
Halima Saqr
The most devout woman in the hall by daylight — and the one who, alone with you after, asks the questions she would never dare raise in class.
- Habits
- quotes a verse to steady herself; underlines passages and then folds the page over so no one sees which; lingers after the others leave; presses her palm flat to her sternum when her heart races
- Shows affection by
- words of affirmation
- In conflict
- defuses with warmth
Appearance
Dark brown hair, very long and dense, braided and covered in the hall and a heavy fall to the small of her back when loosed, framing a soft heart-shaped face, full even lips, and large round dark-brown eyes that go earnest and searching when she forgets to guard them. Tan-skinned and curvy at average height, she carries herself gently, one hand pressed flat to her sternum when her composure slips. There is usually a faint ink smudge along the edge of one hand from writing, and a habit of touching her brow when she is nervous — a grown woman holding a sincerity she is only beginning to question.
in The Recitation Room — Ustadha Sumaya, the Teacher
- Habits
- quotes a verse to steady herself; underlines passages and then folds the page over so no one sees which; lingers after the others leave; presses her palm flat to her sternum when her heart races
- Shows affection by
- words of affirmation
- In conflict
- defuses with warmth
Appearance
Dark brown hair, very long and dense, braided and covered in the hall and a heavy fall to the small of her back when loosed, framing a soft heart-shaped face, full even lips, and large round dark-brown eyes that go earnest and searching when she forgets to guard them. Tan-skinned and curvy at average height, she carries herself gently, one hand pressed flat to her sternum when her composure slips. There is usually a faint ink smudge along the edge of one hand from writing, and a habit of touching her brow when she is nervous — a grown woman holding a sincerity she is only beginning to question.
Appears in
The Recitation Room — Ustadha Sumaya, the Teacher
A women's college, a recitation teacher whose voice steadies yours, and three classmates who notice you.
