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== Chapter 32 ==
Siri wakes up, and plans her next move while going about her morning ritual. She decides to send a message with one of the Pahn Kahl servants to Bluefingers, telling him she has vital information, which she wishes to trade. She then goes to meet Lightsong. The discussion briefly touches on the reasons for why people Return, and Siri theories that Lightsong could have been a diplomat or a salesman of some sort. Lightsong has a surprise for Siri - an elderly storyteller with a long white beard whom Lightsong introduces as [[Hoid]]. Siri asks the storyteller about the days before the division between Idris and Hallandren. Hoid proceeds to tell her about the about the First Returned, then moving on to the background of the Manywar, telling how it had been about BioCromatic Breath in addition to the Tears of Edgli, which was more commonly believed as the reason for the war. One of the Five Scholars discovered a means by which a Lifeless could be created from a single Breath. Further still, Kalad (one of the Scholars) was said to have created a more powerful type of Lifeless, which came to be known as Kalad's Phantoms. Hoid tells her that it's unclear as to why the royal family separated from Kalad, but that they had blood of the First Returned - being descended from the First Returned. Hoid tells of Peacegiver bequething his breath to the next God King after dispelling Kalad's Phantoms and ending the Manywar. The story ends with the revelation that each God King fathered a stillborn son who then returned and took his place.
*[[bws: warbreaker-chapter-thirty-two|Chapter 32]]
== Chapter 33 ==
Jewels works to repair Clod. She accidently slips, letting Vivenna hear Clod's security phrase. Denth talks to Vivenna about her near death experience, telling her she did well in that she didn't freeze. She asks him to teacher her Awakening. Denth asks her if she's sure. Vivenna explains that now she really hates this kingdom, wanting them to hurt. Denth realizes, and Vivenna admits, that she hadn't come to Hallandren for her sister, but because when Siri had gone, she'd felt inadequate, and needed to to prove herself. Vivenna then asks about what Jewels is doing. Denth explains that Lifeless are not equal, that a Lifeless who was an experienced soldier before dying would be retain some of their fighting ability when Awakened. Denth explains that to Awaken, she'll need to learn the Commands. He explains that the Commands need to also be formed in the mind first to direct the intent behind the Command. She thanks him for what he's told her, telling him he's a good man. He replies that he's not been a good man in some years. Jewels finishes up, and they return home.
Parlin meets them when they return. Vivenna gets jealous when he asks about Jewels well being. After the conversation, she goes to her room, locks the door, and goes to close the drapes, only to see a figure on her balcony, carrying a deep black sword. The man tells her angrily that she's been causing a lot of trouble. The drapes muffle and pin her, and choke her into unconsciousness.
*[[bws: warbreaker-chapter-thirty-three|Chapter 33]]
== Chapter 34 ==
Lightsong feels slightly guilty as he watches the queen leave. He hadn't expected her reaction to his comment about the God King's death. He guesses that she is concerned about losing her status should the God King die. He returns to listening to the proceedings, with priests arguing for going to war. Blushweaver eventually comes over. She comments that soon they'll be voting for going to war. Lightsong asks if she's changed the Commands on Hopefinder's army, to which she nods. Blushweaver expresses annoyance at Allmother, who controls the final part quarter of the armies. Lightsong doesn't understand why the Goddess of matrons and families needs ten thousand Lifeless. He decides to go talk to Allmother about her codes, though Blushweaver reminds Lightsong that Allmother doesn't like him very much. To change topic after Blushweaver notices Lightsong observing Siri, he asks her about the tunnels beneath the Court of Gods.
Siri watches the court proceedings, feeling a little like Lightsong - it was frustrating to listen when she didn't have a say in the court, but still wanted to know what was happening. As she listens, she here's the priests discuss an Idrian agent who has been stiring up trouble - purportedly a princess. Siri smiled, knowing neither of her sisters were the type to come and work as "Idrian agents". She couldn't imagine Vivenna having to become Susebron's bride. Her thoughts are interupted by Blushweaver, who accuses Siri of spoiling Lightsong and pulling him into her schemes. Blushweaver tells her that Lightsong is one of the last good people in the court, and that if Siri taints him, Blushweaver will destroy Siri. As Blushweaver leaves, she calls Siri a slut. Embarrassed Siri flees to the palace.
Having returned to the palace, she decides to bath, and prepare for the evening. While she is getting washed, Bluefingers comes in, having gotten her message about having vital information. She tells him she knows about happens when a new God King takes the throne. This gets Bluefingers to tell her a bit about what he knows about the God King, and he tells her he's worried about the God King's life. She then tells him that she has been talking to the God King, but that it was the God King that told her to contact Bluefingers, being aware of the priest's plans to kill him. She makes a deal with Bluefingers to look after him should things turn out right, but otherwise, Bluefingers needs to get Susebron and her out of the palace. He agrees and leaves. Siri knows she's gained something but is not sure how to use it.
*[[bws: warbreaker-chapter-thirty-four|Chapter 34]]
== Chapter 35 ==
Vivenna awakes sore and in a strange room. She realizes the figure from her room is there. She panics when he turns around. He warns her to be behaved, not having decided whether to kill her or not. He cuts the ropes tying her hands, and then reaches for his sword. As she scrabbles to get away from him, he point it at her, commanding her to be quite. As she huddles in the corner, the man (who she knows has to be Vasher) undoes the clasp on the black sword. Vivenna feels nauseous as black smoke begins to curl up from the blade. He drops the sword on the floor in front of her, commanding her to pick it up. He repeats the command, before bellowing it again when starts to reach for it, thinking that maybe should could use it against Vasher before shying away. She grabs it, feeling a terrible sickness travel up her arm to her stomach, and hears a voice in her head asking her if she would like to kill someone. She drops the weapon, retching onto the floor, having pulled away her gag. Vasher grunts seemingly in surprise as he picks the weapon back up, and cleans up the mess she has made. He ties her back up in a second, smaller room, telling her not to run or else he'll find her and kill her, and that he has work to do, cleaning up the mess she had created. He then leaves.
An hour later, she has finished crying and decides now to try and escape by using a Command to untie her bonds. She tries Commanding through the gag, but realizes that it is futile, so instead works to get the gag off first. Having done that, she again attempts to Command the ropes. She is unsuccessful until she remembers that visualizing your intent is important, and speaks a simple Command - "Untie". She grabs the rope after it unties itself, unlocks the door, peaks outside into the dark, and then rushes out into the night.
She wanders aimlessly until she notices a broken statue of a horse man, and recalls Denth's directions to Parlin on how to get from the safe house to the restaurant. She realizes that the safe house is just nearby, so she enters and goes down to the cellar, only to find a corpse tied to a chair, which she soon realize belongs to Parlin. She feels a hand on her shoulder - Tonk Fah. As she tries to flee back up the stairs she runs into Denth, who asks her why she ran way, and what tipped her off. Vivenna realizes they'd been manipulating her the whole time. She refuses to say anything. She attempts to Awaken Tonk Fah's cloak, but is prevented from finishing the Command by Denth putting his hand over her mouth. The bad command still causes Breath to enter the cloak. Denth realizes that Vivenna has marks on her wrists from being tied up, realizing she hadn't run, but rather Vasher had taken her. Worried, Denth decides to get Vivenna to give her Breath to him, telling her to repeat the words, "My Life to yours. My Breath become yours." Instead, Vivenna whispers Clod's security phrase and orders him to "Attack Denth." As Clod punches Denth, she breaks free, ramming her shoulder into Jewels, and scrambling up the stairs, throwing the latch on the top of the doors, and escaping out into the city, finding the smallest dirities, darkest alleyways she could.
*[[bws: warbreaker-chapter-thirty-five|Chapter 35]]
== Chapter 36 ==
When Siri talks to him about the God King successions, he tells her he wouldn't leave her. She notices he's getting more articulate in his writing. Though Siri wonders how he can be sure, he convinces her. She then brings up the question of how to deal with his priests. He doesn't respond, not yet agreeing with her assessment of his priest. He asks her if she would grow her hair. She asks what color to make it, to which he replies "Red". She tries to be flirtatious in her response, but then has to try and explain the concept. Susebron expresses his frustration of not being able to understand things that most people take for granting, having only had children's stories, with not interaction outside of his priests, and is worried that he'll never understand Siri. She responds by saying that he knows her better than most people back home, who just wanted her to be more like her sister, who was more reserved. Susebron can't understand that, saying Siri has so much color on the inside that it bursts out and colors her surrounding. The conversation shortly lapse, and they sit for awhile, with Susebron hesitantly wrapping his arm around Siri. The moment is spoiled by Siri's stomach rumbling in response to having exhausted so much energy growing her hair. Susebron orders some food, and they both eat. Siri reckons they need to somehow expose the truth behind what the priests are doing to the world outside, though they can't come up with a good plan. Siri asks if Susebron would run away with her back to Idris, if she could prove his priests are trying to kill him. He tells her that he would, but does not believe it will get to that point.
*[[bws: warbreaker-chapter-thirty-six|Chapter 36]]
== Chapter 37 ==
After fleeing from Denth and his companions Vivenna wanders through the Idrian Slums. She thinks about their betrayal and Parlin's death for which she feels guilty.
*[[bws: warbreaker-chapter-thirty-seven|Chapter 37]]
== Chapter 38 ==
Lightsong throws pebbles into urns; counting the colors of priests that enter the Court. Upon counting the results, while most gods have hundreds of priests entering the court, a number have very few - including Mercystar. Lightsong intends to have her priests watched, to count how many she actually has, believe that she has just as many as any other god, except they use the tunnels to get around instead. He believes the intruder with the squirrel broke into Mercystar's palace to access the tunnels. Lightsong asks Blushweaver why any of the gods are here, and why, from the moment he Returned, refused believe he was a god. After their conversation, he leaves to talk to Allmother about her Lifeless Commands.
*[[bws: warbreaker-chapter-thirty-eight|Chapter 38]]
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