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* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Corene and Josetta, respectively.
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* BodyguardCrush: It looked like Foley had one on his charge, Josetta. Ultimately subverted.


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* LikeBrotherAndSister: Foley and Josetta eventually settle into something like this.
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** People ''thought'' Josetta's guard Foley also suffered from this. Jossed in ''Royal Airs''.

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** People ''thought'' Josetta's guard Foley also suffered from this. Jossed Subverted in ''Royal Airs''.
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* SingleTargetSexuality: Rafe might as well have Josetta-shaped blinders on for all the attention he pays other women.
** People ''thought'' Josetta's guard Foley also suffered from this. Jossed in ''Royal Airs''.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Alys ''tries'' to hide her bitchiness. At this point, no one's buying it.
** Josetta's mother Seterre is a less nasty, more juvenile version.
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* ElementalPowers/PersonalityPowersElementalPowers / PersonalityPowers
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* PeoplePuppet: There's hard evidence that the ''Coru'' Prime has this power, and it's implied that the other Primes so as well.

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* PeoplePuppet: There's hard compelling evidence that the ''Coru'' Prime has this power, and it's implied that the other Primes so as well.
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* ObfuscatingStupidity: Taro Frothen, although it's less 'acting' stupid, and more 'looking stupid and not bothering to correct anyone who buys it'.
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* ElementalPowers

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* ElementalPowersDumbMuscle: Taro Frothen ''looks'' like he's this.
* ElementalPowers/PersonalityPowers
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The second novel, ''Royal Airs'' is the story of ''elay'' Princess Josetta. Five years after Zoe turned the county upside down, Josetta is freer than she ever was before. But a mystery is dropped at her feet when she crosses paths with Rafe Adova, a man who appears to lack the Elemental Blessings every Welchin is born with. With rival foreign royals arriving in Chialto, Josetta and Rafe soon discover the secrets of his past go much deeper, and if they don't find a solution, war may erupt between two powerful kingdoms, with Welce as the battlefield.

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The second novel, ''Royal Airs'' is the story of ''elay'' Princess Josetta. Five years after Zoe turned the county country upside down, Josetta is freer than she ever was before. But a mystery is dropped at her feet when she crosses paths with Rafe Adova, a man who appears to lack the Elemental Blessings every Welchin is born with. With rival foreign royals arriving in Chialto, Josetta and Rafe soon discover the secrets of his past go much deeper, and if they don't find a solution, war may erupt between two powerful kingdoms, with Welce as the battlefield.


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* RoyalBrat: Corene and Natalie both have shades of this, the former in the first book and the latter in the second.
** Alys is perfectly straight, adult, royal-by-marriage example.
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* BelligerentSexualTension: Zoe and Darien in ''Troubled Waters''. By ''Royal Airs'', they've married with a daughter.

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* BelligerentSexualTension: Zoe and Darien in ''Troubled Waters''. By ''Royal Airs'', they've married with a daughter. daughter.
* BerserkButton: Go ahead, threaten anyone under Zoe's care. I dare you.
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* BelligerentSexualTension: Zoe and Darien in ''Troubled Waters''. By ''Royal Airs'', they've married with a daughter.
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* Chessmaster: Darien Serlast

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* Chessmaster: TheChessmaster: Darien Serlast
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* Chessmaster: Darien Serlast
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* [[spoiler:ArrangedMarriage]]: Vernon and Elidon arrange this with the Viceroy of Soeche-Tas for Corene. Zoe was [[{{Understatement}} not]] [[{{BerserkButton}} amused.]]

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* [[spoiler:ArrangedMarriage]]: Vernon and Elidon arrange this with the Viceroy of Soeche-Tas for twelve-year-old Corene. Zoe was [[{{Understatement}} not]] [[{{BerserkButton}} amused.]]
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* [[spoiler:ArrangedMarriage]]: Vernon and Elidon arrange this with the Viceroy of Soeche-Tas for Corene. Zoe was [[{{Understatement}} not]] [[{{BerserkButton}} amused.]]

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* TheProfessor: Kayle Dochenza


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* PoliticallyActivePrincess: Since King Vernon lacks a male heir, eldest-daughter Josetta has been raised to be this, even though she hates it and has no natural talent for it.
* TheProfessor: Kayle Dochenza
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* RebelliousPrincess: Both Josetta and her younger sister Corene, albeit in different ways.
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* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Josetta is inspired to send aid to Chialto's slums by Zoe in ''Troubled Waters'', and has established and personally runs her own homeless shelter in ''Royal Airs''. She's even looking to expand.
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* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: Alys, King Vernon's third wife.
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* PeoplePuppet: There's hard evidence that the ''Coru'' Prime has this power, and it's implied that the other Primes so as well.

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* PeoplePuppet: There's hard evidence that the ''Coru'' Prime has this power, and it's implied that the other Primes so as well.well.
* TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask: Elidon, King Vernon's chief wife, has shades of this.
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Kayle Dochenza


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* TheProfessor: Kayle Dochenza
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* Cloudcuckoolander: Kayle Dochenza. It's implied that all ''elay'' people are this to a certain degree.

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* Cloudcuckoolander: CloudCuckooLander: Kayle Dochenza. It's implied that all ''elay'' people are this to a certain degree.
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The first novel, ''Troubled Waters'', follows ''Coru'' Zoe Ardelay. Her father Navarr, brother to the ''Sweela'' Prime, was exiled from the capital city of Chialto ten years before. The day of his funeral, Darien Serlast, King Vernon's favorite advisor, arrives to collect Zoe. He claims she is to be the King's fifth bride, but something about his story just doesn't add up. Upon entering the capital, Zoe slips away and loses herself in the heart of the city, hoping to find herself again. What she discovers draws her back into the world of scheming and politics she thought she had left behind forever, but it is the only way to uncover the truth behind her father's banishment and the secrets that Darien Serlast would do anything to keep.

The second novel, ''Royal Airs'' is the story of ''Elay'' Princess Josetta. Five years after Zoe turned the county upside down, Josetta is freer than she ever was before. But a mystery is dropped at her feet when she crosses paths with Rafe Adova, a man who appears to lack the Elemental Blessings every Welchin is born with. With rival foreign royals arriving in Chialto, Josetta and Rafe soon discover the secrets of his past go much deeper, and if they don't find a solution, war may erupt between two powerful kingdoms, with Welce as the battlefield.

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The first novel, ''Troubled Waters'', follows ''Coru'' ''coru'' Zoe Ardelay. Her father Navarr, brother to the ''Sweela'' Prime, was exiled from the capital city of Chialto ten years before. The day of his funeral, Darien Serlast, King Vernon's favorite advisor, arrives to collect Zoe. He claims she is to be the King's fifth bride, but something about his story just doesn't add up. Upon entering the capital, Zoe slips away and loses herself in the heart of the city, hoping to find herself again. What she discovers draws her back into the world of scheming and politics she thought she had left behind forever, but it is the only way to uncover the truth behind her father's banishment and the secrets that Darien Serlast would do anything to keep.

The second novel, ''Royal Airs'' is the story of ''Elay'' ''elay'' Princess Josetta. Five years after Zoe turned the county upside down, Josetta is freer than she ever was before. But a mystery is dropped at her feet when she crosses paths with Rafe Adova, a man who appears to lack the Elemental Blessings every Welchin is born with. With rival foreign royals arriving in Chialto, Josetta and Rafe soon discover the secrets of his past go much deeper, and if they don't find a solution, war may erupt between two powerful kingdoms, with Welce as the battlefield.


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* Cloudcuckoolander: Kayle Dochenza. It's implied that all ''elay'' people are this to a certain degree.


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*PeoplePuppet: There's hard evidence that the ''Coru'' Prime has this power, and it's implied that the other Primes so as well.
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*ElementalPowers
**BlowYouAway: Kayle Dochenza, the ''Elay'' Prime.
**DishingOutDirt: Taro Frothen, the ''Torz'' Prime.
**GreenThumb: Mirti Serlast, the ''Hunti'' Prime.
**MakingASplash: Christara Lalindar, the late ''Coru'' Prime. Later [[spoiler:Zoe]].
**PlayingWithFire: Nelson Ardelay, the ''Sweela'' Prime.
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In the kingdom of Welce, everything is ruled by the Five Elements, even down to the days of the year. The Five Primes help keep the realm in balance, but politics interferes in everything.

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In the kingdom of Welce, everything is ruled by the Five Elements, even down to the days of the year.year and the personalities of the people. The Five Primes help keep the realm in balance, but politics interferes in everything.



The first novel, ''Troubled Waters'', follows Zoe Ardelay. Her father Navarr, brother to the ''Sweela'' Prime, was exiled from the capital city of Chialto ten years before. The day of his funeral, Darien Serlast, King Vernon's favorite advisor, arrives to collect Zoe. He claims she is to be the King's fifth bride, but something about his story just doesn't add up. Upon entering the capital, Zoe slips away and loses herself in the heart of the city, hoping to find herself again. What she discovers draws her back into the world of scheming and politics she thought she had left behind forever, but it is the only way to uncover the truth behind her father's banishment and the secrets that Darien Serlast would do anything to keep.

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The first novel, ''Troubled Waters'', follows ''Coru'' Zoe Ardelay. Her father Navarr, brother to the ''Sweela'' Prime, was exiled from the capital city of Chialto ten years before. The day of his funeral, Darien Serlast, King Vernon's favorite advisor, arrives to collect Zoe. He claims she is to be the King's fifth bride, but something about his story just doesn't add up. Upon entering the capital, Zoe slips away and loses herself in the heart of the city, hoping to find herself again. What she discovers draws her back into the world of scheming and politics she thought she had left behind forever, but it is the only way to uncover the truth behind her father's banishment and the secrets that Darien Serlast would do anything to keep.
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The second novel, ''Royal Airs'' is the story of ''Elay'' Princess Josetta. Five years after Zoe turned the county upside down, Josetta is freer than she ever was before. But a mystery is dropped at her feet when she crosses paths with Rafe Adova, a man who appears to lack the Elemental Blessings every Welchin is born with. With rival foreign royals arriving in Chialto, Josetta and Rafe soon discover the secrets of his past go much deeper, and if they don't find a solution, war may erupt between two powerful kingdoms, with Welce as the battlefield.

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A series of novels by Sharon Shinn.



** ''Elay''-Air and Spirit--Dochenza Family
** ''Coru''-Water and Blood--Lalindar Family
** ''Hunti''-Wood and Bone--Serlast Family
** ''Sweela''-Fire and Mind--Ardelay Family
** ''Torz''-Earth and Flesh--Frothen Family



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** ''Elay''-Air ''Elay''--Air and Spirit--Dochenza Family
** ''Coru''-Water ''Coru''--Water and Blood--Lalindar Family
** ''Hunti''-Wood ''Hunti''--Wood and Bone--Serlast Family
** ''Sweela''-Fire ''Sweela''--Fire and Mind--Ardelay Family
** ''Torz''-Earth ''Torz''--Earth and Flesh--Frothen Family


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The first novel, ''Troubled Waters'', follows Zoe Ardelay. Her father Navarr, brother to the ''Sweela'' Prime, was exiled from the capital city of Chialto ten years before. The day of his funeral, Darien Serlast, King Vernon's favorite advisor, arrives to collect Zoe. He claims she is to be the King's fifth bride, but something about his story just doesn't add up. Upon entering the capital, Zoe slips away and loses herself in the heart of the city, hoping to find herself again. What she discovers draws her back into the world of scheming and politics she thought she had left behind forever, but it is the only way to uncover the truth behind her father's banishment and the secrets that Darien Serlast would do anything to keep.
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The Five Elements:
** 'Elay'-Air and Spirit
** 'Coru'-Water and Blood
** 'Hunti'-Wood and Bone
** 'Sweela'-Fire and Mind
** 'Torz'-Earth and Flesh



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The Five Elements:
** 'Elay'-Air
Elements and Spirit
Families:
** 'Coru'-Water ''Elay''-Air and Blood
Spirit--Dochenza Family
** 'Hunti'-Wood ''Coru''-Water and Bone
Blood--Lalindar Family
** 'Sweela'-Fire ''Hunti''-Wood and Mind
Bone--Serlast Family
** 'Torz'-Earth ''Sweela''-Fire and Flesh


Mind--Ardelay Family
** ''Torz''-Earth and Flesh--Frothen Family


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In the kingdom of Welce, everything is ruled by the Five Elements, even down to the days of the year. The Five Primes help keep the realm in balance, but politics interferes in everything.

The Five Elements:
**'Elay'-Air and Spirit
**'Coru'-Water and Blood
**'Hunti'-Wood and Bone
**'Sweela'-Fire and Mind
**'Torz'-Earth and Flesh


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