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Gaotona volunteers to personally oversee Shai's work to reForge Ashravan's soul. He is extremely cautious in guarding Shai. He forbids her from telling her guards about her work. He also employs [[Weedfingers]] to use [[Bloodsealing]] to prevent Shai from escaping. Gaotona's previous interaction with Weedfingers led him to believe the man is trustworthy in imprisoning her.{{tes ref|3}} Gaotona continued to watch and visit Shai each day as she worked.{{tes ref|3}} While Shai was doing her initial research into Ashravan's life, gaotona brought a book to her room to read. Gaotona asks Shai to tell him about how Forgery works after he wattches her Forge the desk in her room. He finds the bits of [[Realmatic Theory]] that she tells him to be superstitious nonsense, but his mind is open to learning. At Shai's advice, Gaotona increases the security around the emperor. He appoints someone to change a fake chamber pot and forbids anyone without a card showing his personal signature to enter the room.{{tes ref|12}} The seventeenth day after the assassination attempt, Gaotona took a break from watching Shai and went to the [[Delbahad]] festivities.{{tes ref|17}}
Gaotona offered himself up as the test subject for Shai's [[Essence Mark]]s, as he fit the qualifications and did not want to subject any of his people to the abomination of Soul Forgery. The first one he tried took, but the second did not. Talking to Shai about art, Gaotona realized there was something the arbiters missed about [[ShuXen]]'s painting. Shai admitted to him that the version hanging in Frava's office was a fake and that she'd burned the original. Angry at the destruction, Gaotona left for the day.{{tes ref|30}}
He volunteers to observe [[Shai]] during her work to restore Ashravan's soul. He is from the same village as Ashravan and is the one responsible for his decision to become Emperor. Because of his familiarity with the Emperor, Gaotona was used to test the accuracy of Shai's creations. He eventually aids in Shai's escape; returning her [[Essence Mark]]s to her after she completes the Forgery.{{tes ref|98}}
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