WoG Chapter 70

Chapter Seventy: Prophetic Defiance

Ivin, basking in the glory of annihilating the Histê at Fôlgumhîêr with minimal losses, rides across Far-Horizon Bridge, savoring a rare offensive victory that freed slaves and sent a message to the Histê. Greeted by cheering Silone and Kingdomers, including newly arrived families, his elation fades as he notices Leto’s and Solineus’s subdued demeanors. At Endelêun’s fortress, Kinesee’s warm welcome is undercut by Meliu’s urgent need to discuss the Codex of Sol in private. Meliu reveals Kinesee’s dream-led discovery of an unencrypted Codex, confirming Endelêun as the Silone’s God Wars-era home, with its ghosts speaking High Silone, suggesting Ulrikt’s wars drove them to fulfill this destiny. The prophecy’s final act—Ivin’s death in most scenarios—looms, with alternatives crowning him king, a notion fueled by clan whispers possibly orchestrated by the Face. Determined to defy prophecy, Ivin proposes luring the Face by staging a crown-offering meeting atop Tomarok with clan representatives, using Elemental ink to mark attendees, Sîu’s aura-reading to detect anomalies, and close observation for behavioral tells. Solineus’s Twins, capable of countering the Face’s likely Fire or Electricity prayers, are key to the ambush. Acknowledging the plan’s risks, Ivin embraces the challenge, humorously addressing Solineus’s jest about him being the Face by suggesting decapitation if he covets the crown, resolute to kill the Face and secure the Silone’s future in Endelêun.

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