Difference between revisions of "King's Boon"

▲Much like the [[Right of Challenge]], King's Boon is a tradition that, while well-known to the Alethi lighteyes, has fallen to the wayside in the recent centuries. It has only been revived by king [[Gavilar Kholin]] when he sought to rid himself of a rebellious [[highprince]], [[Yenev]]. To get it, [[Torol Sadeas]] duelled an unknown man with the purpose of awing the crowd. Upon his victory, Gavilar offered him a boon, which Sadeas used to challenge Yenev to a duel to the death, killing him and paving the way for [[Aladar]] to replace him.{{book ref|sa2|55}}

▲In the weeks preceding the [[Battle of Narak]], [[House Kholin]] sought to entrap Sadeas in a similar way. Following his victory in a four-on-one duel, [[Adolin Kholin]] was granted the Boon by king [[Elhokar]], and used it to to demand the Right of Challenge from Sadeas. However, at the same time [[Kaladin]], demanded a Boon as well for coming to Adolin's rescue. When it turned out he wanted to challenge [[Amaram]], he was arrested for slander, and Sadeas managed to weasel out of his own duel in the ensuing chaos.{{book ref|sa2|57}}{{book ref|sa2|58}}