Complicated stuff is the best! Unless it involves technology, then it's hard. :P Oh, inbetween stuff, grey is such a dreary colour. (but I like it muchly) And it makes for wonderfully conflicted emotions and thoughts in writing characters. I really, really like that you did that. So that there's tension any way you look at what Tamal did. 

Like, someone who doesn't like jinn might say, well, what do you expect? And the other side would say but he was hurt and only fighting back. Or someone might think, Miria's father deserved it, but someone else would say but he was a stand up citizen, a family man, a wonderful father. Tamal killed innocents! He was pushed until he snapped, had to cover his tracks, she was in the way... And all of them just coalescing in poor Miria trying to figure it out or even just live with it and you did that, Alfbie. You did. It's bad that I think that's awesome... >.> But I do. Just don't, y'know do that in real life, yes? Okay, good. :P

The saddest thing about Curdle's reaction, I think, is that he'll probably wind up more put out by the whole you were in love, than the whole, he was abused and killed your family. As soon as he can manage to process it, anyway. He needs to get out of her head so he can get some distance from the experience before that happens, I think. 

And eeheeeheeeheehehehehehe I like making stuff up, in case you hadn't noticeed. So, I am perfectly happy with your opinion and pleased to agree. Separate religions do make differences. I wonder if any jinn have converted to a human religion, or been made to(at least pretend). How many religions might there be in a desert where there's good trade routes? You should figure that out, Alfbie. Yiss, yiss you should. heeee :D