This is still a learning curve for her as the books progress and she gets better at controlling her ability. Because of her ability, she is able to change and heal parts of her body, which gives her a better awareness of what she can and can't do physically. Nita also demonstrates awareness not only of her surroundings, but also of herself. This shows she's gained a conscience and is less self-involved and bent on her own preservation then she was in the previous book. And finally, Nita kills Reyes with a gun in order for her and Kovit to escape.īy the end of Only Ashes Remain, Nita starts to realize hurting those around her is not what she wants. She also sees her closest friend up to that point Mirella (they aren't friends as defined by the dictionary, but Nita hasn't really put her faith and trust in anyone else up to this point) get shot because they were trying to escape. This includes standing up to her imprisoner (one of them, anyways), Kovit, who is a Zannie and will willingly feed off any pain she feels. This translates to a strong sense of self-preservation, where she'll do pretty much anything to get herself out alive. Later when Nita is taken to the Death Market, she sees herself as the highest priority, and is quite willing to put others at risk because of that. She worries about Fabricio when her mom brings him in, and she worries about her dad and where he is. Initially she is seen as a sympathetic character who is only doing things to survive.

Even though others tell her that revenge will bring her nothing but trouble, Nita opts for torture instead of forgiveness. Nita also has what she describes as an 'almost dissecting fetish', as dissecting people calms and soothes her based on her upbringing.

She has murdered over a hundred people in self-defense, and lightly talks of killing others. Nita is a morally complex character who struggles with who she is and what she is to become.

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