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=== Chapter 1 ===

[[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 Arelene 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 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 Arelene, he had learned to follow the Derethi faith. Dilaf states he went to [[Naen]] 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.

 

=== Chapter 4 ===

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* [[Raoden]] (point of view)

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=== Chapter 55 ===

 

Watching the aftermath from the top of Kiin's house, Raoden confides to Sarene that since he's still alive, then according to the terms of their contract their marriage is void, after she's exclaimed over her own shortcomings for not putting together his disappearance in the first place.

 

=== Chapter 56 ===

 

Now on the roof with Raoden and Sarene, Ashe explains in the company of Kiin, Lukel, and Shuden of Eondel's foolish charge into the palace to avenge the death of Roial. Raoden is the first to call it foolish with Sarene agreeing, though only because she sees a leader's perspective, not a man's that would surely be mourning the loss of both Roial and Eondel.

Addressing a large crowd of nobles not much later in the palace throne room, Raoden only manages to begin his speech before he's interrupted by a feeling of someone manipulating the Dor. Someone he suspected is a Derethi priest but stunned reactions from the crowd bring his attention to what had been altered.

 

 

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.

 

=== Chapter 57 ===

 

Hrathen observes the entire series of events in the throne room, contemplating his feelings toward Sarene and why he hates this imposter that looks like Raoden.

 

=== Chapter 58 ===

 

Raoden awakens to strange sounds in Roial's mansion. Immediately upon investigating the disturbance he meets with the Dakhor monks. One of them is Dilaf, who disables Raoden in his attempt to arm himself.

 

 

=== Chapter 59 ===

 

Raoden awakens as a hostage but the blow to his head has left him dizzy and he is unable to heal as an Elantrian. Noticing Dilaf has besieged Kiin's house he tries to shout.

 

=== Chapter 60 ===

 

Watching Hrathen and his companions leave the mansion, Galladon quickly creeps up to Raoden's body, finding him Hoed. Karata urges him on but Galladon has a promise he made with Raoden to fulfill. After which he insinuates on giving himself the same release to which Karata silently accepts the same fate.

 

 

{{quote|One square, four circles. Aon Rao. The Spirit of Elantris.|On the form of Aon Rao}}

 

To Eventeo's horror, Dilaf begins cutting Sarene's throat. Hrathen, finally deciding to act, hits Dilaf. Regaining balance, Dilaf jabs the knife at Hrathen's chest, the blade sliding off his armor. Armor that was supposedly for show. Hrathen is satisfied in telling Dilaf nothing he does is for show shortly before smashing his steel forearm into Dilaf's face. Warning Eventeo of Fjordell's coming invasion, Hrathen shoves Sarene down an alleyway and blocks it with his own body.

 

 

=== Chapter 62 ===

 

Hrathen makes plans to smuggle Sarene out of Teod on a merchant's ship under the impression that Dilaf will follow her and spare Teod, unlike Duladel; Hrathen exposes himself to the guilt of his own past atrocities before he is murdered by [[Fjon]]. Trying to revive Hrathen, Sarene is interrupted by a group of Dakhor monks and Dilaf, drawn by the commotion of the surrounding crowd.

 

 

=== Chapter 63 ===

 

Sarene is insistent on not letting Raoden out of her sight until they are married. At the ceremony, Raoden's mind wanders during Father Omin's extensive speech. He worries that the Wyrn may have found a way to access the Dor, and the Fjorn may have their own version of AonDor. He considers that there are various ways to access the Dor, as he considers Shuden's ChayShan used to defeat a Dahkor Monk single-handedly and with his eyes closed.

 

 

== Epilogue ==

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.

 

 

== Postscript ==

 

== Notes ==