Sarene is suspicious of Hrathen's recovery. She knows it must have been a trick.
The head of the Korathi religion, the patriarch Seinalan arrives in town from Teod. He's ostensibly there for the king's funeral but Sarene wonders if he has other reasons to visit.
The funeral happens. It is short and to the point. Sarene notices that Telrii looks frustrated, presumably because she is going to marry Roial which eliminates his claim on the throne. I am not so sure. Then the patriarch makes an announcement. Turns out Iadon left a will that fixed all the titles in place after his death. His plan was to have people fight for noble positions, and then let the winners keep them. This also changes the rules of succession to the crown but Sarene assumes that strengthens her claim.
She's still going to marry Roial, though. Belt and braces, I suppose. Though I'm not entirely sure what the rules of succession are now. Iadon doesn't have another son. It's all a bit vague.
At the wedding Hrathen looks calm. Hrathen and Telrii are definitely up to something. There is something of the badly playing band about them. The wedding goes well until Sarene lifts her veil and everyone screams. Looks like Hrathen has given Sarene the fake Shaod poison.
Oh boy, now all the set up is going to pay off. Sarene is going to be thrown into Elantris, meet Raoden, and find out that she's still actually married to him. Then they'll find out that she hasn't really got Shaod. Hrathen probably expects her to die of starvation in Elantris, but Raoden probably has some sort of food supply and she'll be fine. She'll emerge a few days later and it will look like she has healed. That might help with her claim to the throne!
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