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=== Chapter 2 ===
Princess [[Sarene]] of [[Teod]] arrives in Arelon to find that she is now considered a widow to the presumed dead Raoden, despite the fact that they were only engaged and had never met. She discusses the relevant clause in the marriage contract with [[Ashe]], her [[
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[[Hrathen]], Fjordell gyorn, arrives by ship in Arelon to convert the people to [[Shu-Dereth]]. He has a three month deadline to finish the conversion, or else his god [[Jaddeth]] will destroy the Arelish people. He surveys Elantris and the surrounding areas with a military eye, judging it to be too poorly organized to be defensible. Hrathen's presence and appearance, with the imposing plate armor of a Derethi high priest, causes a stir as he walks to the Derethi chapel. En route, he is met by [[Fjon]], Kae's Derethi head [[arteth]]. Hrathen is displeased with Fjon, and with the lack of order he encounters at the chapel, and orders all the Derethi priests to be gathered. Hrathen orders Fjon to return to Fjordell to be remediated in his religious faith, stating that Fjon has been corrupted by being in Arelon for too long.
Hrathen replaces Fjon as head arteth. Hrathen organizes his new office, and ruminates about a holy scroll written by
Hrathen meets with Fjon's former underlings and realizes how disordered and corrupted by Arelon the chapel's staff had become. He only encounters one arteth with the proper potential, [[Dilaf]], who explained how while he was Arelish, he had learned to follow the Derethi faith. Dilaf states he went to [[Rain]] and gained a Derethi following, then returned to Kae when the chapel was built. Fjon raised Dilaf to arteth, though he didn't have the authority to do so. Hrathen is impressed with Dilaf's teaching ability, though he also feels caution at his ardor, and appoints him arteth and [[odiv]], to both reward him and control him.
After Hrathen dismisses Dilaf by sending him to make sure that Fjon is boarding a ship for Fjordell, Hrathen rereads the scroll with his orders. The scroll states that all of the Arelish and
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Iadon notices Sarene's presence in his throne room and berates her for being there without permission, but Sarene deflects his anger by feigning simplemindedness along with a mock emotional outburst. She then encounters her uncle [[Kiin]], who she has not seen since she was a child. Sarene and Kiin reminisce, and Kiin invites Sarene to his home to meet his family.
At Kiin's castle-like home, they are greeted by Kiin's wife [[Daora]], their children [[Kaise]] and [[Daorn]], and Daora's children [[Lukel]] and [[Adien]], and Lukel's wife [[Jalla]]. Over dinner, they discuss the Reod, the fall of the Arelish government, and the changes to Elantris, and how the servants revolted against the Elantrians. Sarene talks of her
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Raoden inquires why they don't see any children, and Galladon replies that Elantris is too harsh of a place for them to survive long.
Raoden encounters Ien, who reflexively reacts to Raoden's raised hand by approaching him, but the
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The nobles discuss various options for continuing their opposition to the king despite being weakened by Raoden's absence, including recruiting a plurality of the nobility, using military force, and at Sarene's suggestion, which is ultimately accepted, freeing their farmworkers to improve their morale and productivity and undermine Iadon's decrees.
After the main gathering ends, Roial and Kiin discuss how impressed they are with Sarene and how she can take Raoden's place as a unifying force for their cabal. Sarene raises the uncomfortable notion that Iadon had Raoden killed and covered it up, and the others agree that this avenue is worth discreetly investigating. Sarene says that she will use her
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=== Chapter 16 ===
Raoden reflects upon his relationship with Ien, and observes to Galladon that his seon's
Duladel Republic six months earlier. Galladon mourns over the loss of his [[Jesker]] religion, and belittles the [[Jeskeri Mysteries]] as a mockery of his faith.
Roial speaks at Iadon's funeral, held in the throne room. Seinalan also speaks, revealing an agreement with Iadon's seal decreeing that all noble titles are to be frozen, and that nobility will henceforth be based on inheritance and not on wealth.
The funeral proceeds following
Sarene prepares for her marraige to Roial by praying alone in the Korathi chapel. She proceeds to the throne room for her wedding ceremony to be married to Roial, with Omin officiating despite the presence of their church leader.
A few random cheers excite the rest of the audience into an upbeat support for Raoden's kingship. Dilaf, the Derethi priest that had used the Dor to remove Raoden's mask, stalks angrily out of the throne room in the wake of the reaction he'd not expected from his manipulating.
Sarene explains to Raoden that the people of Arelon are ready to accept a man because he will lead them well. But even so he admits it might not have turned out the same had she not intervened. Questioning who Dilaf is, Raoden first lays suspicion on the Derethi priest about being the one who manipulated his Aon. Asking to borrow Ashe he sends the
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=== Chapter 59 ===
Raoden awakens as a hostage but the blow to his head has left him dizzy
Sarene is distraught to see Raoden captive but accepts the inevitable fate she's convinced awaits him. She will not trade the lives of anyone in Kiin's household for what she surmises Dilaf will demand of in exchange for Raoden, even if she offered herself up.
Although too late to
Almost as an after thought, Dilaf impales Raoden on his sword and leaves him muttering a Hoed mantra, "Failed, my love". Dilaf orders that the Elantrians be rounded up and
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Knowing he has few options remaining, Dilaf scrambles down an alleyway, away from the battle, to hunt down King Eventeo, the leverage he knows will draw Sarene to him. Sarene notices and urges Raoden to pursue. Dilaf ambushes, disarms, and wounds Raoden. Forgotten, Sarene surprises Dilaf, attacking him with a sword she found. However, she is Unable to keep up with the monk's superior physical abilities, and she suffers a wound to the shoulder. As both lay defeated, Hrathen surprises all by appearing. He blocks Dilaf's attack with a Dakhor magic enhanced arm, then uses the same arm to choke Dilaf to death before Hrathen succumbs to his wounds.
Galladon arrives to report that the
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A week has passed since the wedding between Sarene and Raoden. During this time, the throne of Arelon has been restored to its former place in Elantris and serfdom has been abolished throughout the nation.
Sarene and Raoden gather with Shuden, Galladon, and Lukel's families for Hrathen's funeral. The gyorn Hrathen is buried alongside several other tombs, including those of Roial, Eondel, Karata, Iadon, and Saolin. The area containing these graves is to become a memorial to the victims and heroes of the [[Invasion of Arelon]] as well as the battles of Elantris and [[Battle of
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