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When Gaotona learned that Shai had broken out of her room, he immediately went for Ashravan's rooms, bringing Shai's Essence Marks with him. Gaotona returns them to her, keeping up the arbiters' end of the deal. Gaotona realizes that Shai manipulated him, but is unsure how. Shai tells him it was the hardest way possible, by being genuine. Shai gives him a book containing the truth and he tells her to leave, before Weedfingers catches her. Fearful of what he'll find, Gaotona enters Ashravan's room. Gaotona is amazed at the similarity between what Shai created and the original Ashravan.{{tes ref|98}} When Gaotona read the copy of the book Shai had left him, he discoveredd it was a copy of Ashravan's soulstamp. Shai had written an explanation of the modifications she'd made that would, slowly, lead to Ashravan becoming a better man. Overcome by the beauty of the art Shai had reated in her work, Gaotona realized the only way the modifications would work is if no one knows about them. He burns the book.{{tes ref|epilogue}}
== Attributes and Abilities ==
Gaotona has extensively studied art, to the point that he can recognize the styles of the [[Vivare]] dynasty or [[Chamrav]] at a glance.{{tes ref|12}} While he is not an expert on technique, he has enough knowledge of painting to examine how a painting was done.{{tes ref|prologue}} During Shai's captivity, Gaotona studies how soulstamps are made. He can understand and read specific symbols that go into the soulstamps, including a symbol denoting time.{{tes ref|70}} Gaotona considers himslef to have only faint knowledge in the area,{{tes ref|epilogue}} but he is able to decipher the purposes of Shai's five Essence Marks himself.{{tes ref|76}} Politically, Gaotona holds power as one of the five arbiters of the Heritage Faction appointed by Emperor Ashravan. Despite being less influential due to falling out of favor with the emperor, Gaotona is still onw of the next five most powerful people in the Rose Empire.{{tes ref|2}} Particularly when Ashravan is injured, Gaotona is in charge of the emperor's security.{{tes ref|12}}
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