Ultimately they share an understanding as military commanders and both respect the other for various deeds. To finish it all off Amaya also stayed to defend Janai's people despite them having been enemies for years. When she was put through the purification thing she passed showing no signs of Dark Magic corruption (sort of a surprise to them cause it seems many Xadians believe most, if not all, humans practice or participate in using Dark Magic). Plus when she was in captivity Amaya didn't break, even went as far as basically telling Janai to go f herself then smirking about it. She chose to blow up the ridge instead of sacrificing her men, etc. On top of that is the fact that Amaya went to lengths to help her people. Tge act of sparing Janai's life was something to be respected. Killing off an enemy General (cause it's unlikely Amaya would have know about Janai being next in line for the throne) can cause a huge morale dump for the troops. She knew Amaya could have let her fall into the lava, is she had then the Sunfire army would have lost a major General but also the Queen's sister. What probably caught Janai's eye was that besides being a powerful opponent she was actually kinda honorable. The thing with both of them being military leaders is that they understand costs of battle and what people will do in a fight. However it could grow into a legitimate relationship. The really awkward part about the potential relationship is it could be a bit of Stockholm Syndrome. I do ship them ultimately and I want to see them slowly grow closer, and I'm just a sucker for sword lesbians, but it's actually Janai's affection I understand much better than Amaya's. and? Amaya does so much more to prove herself trustworthy and noble than anyone in Lux Aurea does, including Janai. She can't possibly have all the context for this situation - Zym and all - so there's really no explanation for this. If anything, it's actually Janai's turn I believe, it's weirder to me that Amaya has done this sudden 180 from hating elves and considering them monsters to actively trying to sabotage someone she trusted enough to ask for reinforcements against them two weeks earlier, siding with the people she was actively combating days before and who weren't exactly nice to her up until then. She even goes out of her way to stop Janai from charging to her death, to Amaya's own detriment. She could have stayed silent and just let Viren fuck up Lux Aurea, but she didn't, even if her efforts ultimately didn't come to anything. Following that, Amaya tries to defend Janai's home against her own people, despite the fact that they've done nothing but imprison, interrogate, and torture her. That makes an impact - given the assumptions made about humans, that might have been unexpected and done more for the overall impression on Janai than we imagine. They may already have some awareness of one another and grudging respect for one another, even if they know very little about one another. This probably isn't their first "meeting" if they're both in charge of their respective armies at the breach. And then when it was a borderline situation, Amaya saved her instead of just letting her fall - Amaya wasn't walking way either way, but she decided to be merciful, having soundly beaten her opponent. They're warriors, it was a confrontation instigated by Janai, and they both fought their hardest with honor. Besides, didn't Amaya say something explicitly romantic to Gren when they spilt up in Book 1? I don't know ASL, but I seem to recall someone pointing it out at the time. I'm not entirely opposed to them being a couple, but I really don't think they're there just yet. She's just pressing Janai's buttons to get a raise out of her. We know Amaya's the snarky teasing type from her interactions with Callum, Sarai, Viren and Gren, hence the flirting, but that's currently all it is. The result is them gaining a mutual respect and admiration for their counterpart despite the losses they've taken, and learning that not all Elves or Humans are callous monsters, though they exist on both sides. After that they fought together to protect the Dragon Prince. After that she tried to save Lux Auria from Viren, and saved Janai again, this time from herself. They fought each other to a stalemate multiple times, Amaya spared and helped Janai before surrendering peacefully, then passed the Sun Queen's test.
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