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Two years after his banishment, Szeth was purchased by an assassin named [[Liss]].{{book ref|sa2|prologue}} She believed that Szeth was the best servant she ever had and told [[Jasnah]] that she wanted to show him off to her. However, she later found that Szeth was too good of a servant, so she sold him to slavers in [[Kholinar]]. A few weeks later, Szeth was purchased by [[Klade]], a member of the [[listener]] ruling council, in {{rosharan date|1167}}.{{book ref|sa3|prologue}} Klade knew of him from [[Venli]], who in turn learned of him from Nale.{{book ref|sa4|77}} When Klade pressured him, Szeth told him about his Shardblade and the abilities it brought.{{book ref|sa3|prologue}} As a result, in {{rosharan date
As Szeth attacked, he was fooled into believing Gavilar was a bodyguard, and decided to chase after the escaping target, instead of fighting a protracted battle. However, soon after he realized the "target" was simply a decoy, since Gavilar would be much safer fighting with his own Shardblade and Plate instead of fleeing for his life. Doubling back, Szeth returned to kill Gavilar, and a fierce battle commenced. Gavilar almost succeeded in killing Szeth with a Shardplate-enhanced punch, but ultimately failed and fell to his death onto a piece of wooden debris, which impaled him in an area where the Shardplate had been broken.{{book ref|sa1|prologue}}
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