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→‎Battle of Teoras: Small grammatical corrections throughout the section, removal of the phrase "final thoughts," in the section following Hrathen's stabbing, as he survived for a few minutes after thinking that.
(→‎Battle of Teoras: Small grammatical corrections throughout the section, removal of the phrase "final thoughts," in the section following Hrathen's stabbing, as he survived for a few minutes after thinking that.)
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Meeting with Eventeo under the pretense it was time for him to convert to Shu-Dereth the monks prepared to assassinate the King of Teod. Hrathen became aware that Dilaf planned to murder Sarene in front of Eventeo before they killed the king and finally realizing that his feelings of respect and rivalry with Sarene were in fact love. heHe saved her life by attacking Dilaf.{{book ref|elantris|61}}
 
Eventeo escaped while his guards fought the monks and Hrathen and Sarene retreated into aan alley. They managed to avoid the monks and disguise themselves as peasants. Walking among the masses, Sarene questioned why Hrathen chose to change sides. Hrathen revealed that he still followed Shu-Dereth, still prayed to Jaddeth, and still thought the Derethi teachings were correct, but said he couldn't agree with Wyrn and his interpretation of them.{{book ref|elantris|61}} At that point, Hrathen was stabbed in the chest by Fjon who had been sent by Wyrn to assassinate the gyorn.{{book ref|elantris|62}}
 
Hrathen fell in Sarene's arms, his final thoughts beingthinking: ''"Goodbye, my princess. Jaddeth be merciful to my soul. I only did the best I could."''
 
However, Hrathen got back up and saved Raoden and Sarene from Dilaf, using a twisted bone in his forearm, the only remnants of his time at Dakhor Monastery.{{book ref|elantris|62}} After the battle, Sarene theorized that the wounds inflicted by both Fjon and Dilaf should've been instantly fatal, but Hrathen clung to life through his Dakhor markings.{{book ref|elantris|63}}