Talk:Sister Apple/@comment-188.236.133.136-20181221164352/@comment-25819306-20181221231844

According to the following, Kettle and Safira were a senior novices, when Apple joined the convent presumably as a junior novice. They must have been "senior" since Safira was at the convent 8 years.

''‘She [Kettle] and Safira were novices together.’ Ara leaned in to whisper, her hair falling forward over Nona’s shoulder, breath tickling her ear. ‘They bedded together in Holy Class, but then Sister Apple joined the convent and … well, you know. Safira was jealous, there were arguments, and Kettle got stabbed while walking away from the last one.’''

However, the following seems to contradict that by saying Apple looks old than Kettle.

Nona thought Kettle might be twenty-something to Apple’s thirty.

Donno what to tell you. Apple isn't Hunska so hasn't aged faster, so that doesn't explain it. Maybe it's an inconsistency by the author. Or maybe, we can speculate that Apple might have joined Sweet Mercy from another convent as a nun rather than a novice.