At the start we can see Sitara is not gullible. Willing to do whatever it takes for her freedom. She knows a slave is more sought out if she is more valuable. I love how Muhammad presents the idea of knowledge and the importance of it. I get the feeling this will be the main driving force of this anime in the pursuit of knowledge and how valuable that is.
Furthermore, I really like that episode 1 took its time in establishing the relationship Sitara had with the family. Despite being a slave, she felt like family to them.
After episode 1 built up the relationships, it was tragic to see all of it gone for Sitara. You can feel the guilt that Sitara has for Fatima’s death because she protected herself from Sitara. Then seeing the woman, he went forward to Uncle, seeing him dead. She, in a way, chose to die as a slave with the family, then live as a slave for the enemy.
The words to Sitara that you are a slave, you aren’t fully responsible for your actions, have me conflicted. On one hand, yes, that is true, but the responsibility for someone’s death is a big burden. Even if it is half, that is a mighty half to carry.
The story tells us that both Sitara and Muhammad won’t meet again. So it begs the question, did he really die, or is it just fate they won’t meet again? Considering the fact that Shira understood Sitara gives me the idea that he is a slave like her. Which has me curious how things proceed next.
