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* TheGoodChancellor: Darien Serlast. So good that by the end of ''Royal Airs'', [[spoiler:he's king in all but name, soon to receive the name too.]]
* TheGoodChancellor: Darien Serlast. So good that by the end of ''Royal Airs'', [[spoiler:he's king in all but name, soon to receive the name too.]]
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* SkewedPriorities: When Kayle is told that [[spoiler:Rafe is in danger from Berringese assassins due to being one of their heirs,]] his first reaction is to cheerfully state that this means [[spoiler:Rafe is unlikely to go back to Berringey and will probably stay on as his test pilot]].
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* SkewedPriorities: When Kayle is told that [[spoiler:Rafe is in danger from Berringese assassins due to being one of their heirs,]] his first reaction is to cheerfully state that this means [[spoiler:Rafe is unlikely to go back to Berringey and will probably stay on as his test pilot]]. He exploits Darien's requirements of needing to keep [[spoiler:Rafe]] hidden and protected by at least one prime to reinforce his preference, and partially gets his way when the decision is made to have Josetta require more protection while she keeps in close proximity so the guards can protect the real target.
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* GoodStepmother: [[GenderInvertedTrope Inverted]] with Bors, the second husband of Rafe's mother who provided for him decently and is willing to listen to him and provide decent advice.
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* GoodStepmother: GoodStepmother:
** [[GenderInvertedTrope Inverted]] with Bors, the second husband of Rafe's mother who provided for him decently and is willing to listen to him and provide decentadvice. advice.
** Zoe to Corene once she marries Darien. Corene observes out loud how Zoe is so much nicer than her own mother, though to be fair [[SugaryMalice that]] [[AbusiveParents isn't]] [[BitchInSheepsClothing difficult]].
** [[GenderInvertedTrope Inverted]] with Bors, the second husband of Rafe's mother who provided for him decently and is willing to listen to him and provide decent
** Zoe to Corene once she marries Darien. Corene observes out loud how Zoe is so much nicer than her own mother, though to be fair [[SugaryMalice that]] [[AbusiveParents isn't]] [[BitchInSheepsClothing difficult]].
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* SuccessionCrisis: A lot of Welce's political problems stem from this. There ''are'' heirs [[spoiler:even if three out of four of them aren't actually the king's children]], but choosing the ''right'' one is giving the Primes an ungodly number of migraines. [[spoiler:Then, when they finally get a legitimate heir, she winds up having a mental disorder that renders her incapable of functioning in society, much less ruling it, starting the whole mess all over again.]]
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* SuccessionCrisis: SuccessionCrisis:
** A lot of Welce's political problems stem from this. There ''are'' heirs [[spoiler:even if three out of four of them aren't actually the king's children]], but choosing the ''right'' one is giving the Primes an ungodly number of migraines. [[spoiler:Then, when they finally get a legitimate heir, she winds up having a mental disorder that renders her incapable of functioning in society, much less ruling it, starting the whole mess all over again.]]
** A lot of Welce's political problems stem from this. There ''are'' heirs [[spoiler:even if three out of four of them aren't actually the king's children]], but choosing the ''right'' one is giving the Primes an ungodly number of migraines. [[spoiler:Then, when they finally get a legitimate heir, she winds up having a mental disorder that renders her incapable of functioning in society, much less ruling it, starting the whole mess all over again.]]
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The third novel, ''Jeweled Fire'', follows ''sweela'' Princess Corene as she runs away to the neighboring country of Malinqua, where the empress is gathering foreign princesses as potential marriage candidates for her three nephews. As the nephews vie for the throne, the appearance of a new, long-lost grandson of the empress complicates the succession. And as Corene and her faithful guard discover, there may be a darker reason she and the other girls were brought to court...
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The third novel, ''Jeweled Fire'', follows ''sweela'' Princess Corene as she runs away to the neighboring distant country of Malinqua, where the empress is gathering foreign princesses as potential marriage candidates for her three nephews. As the nephews vie for the throne, the appearance of a new, long-lost grandson of the empress complicates the succession. And as Corene and her faithful guard discover, there may be a darker reason she and the other girls were brought to court...
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** Ghyaneth also [[spoiler:puts a lot of effort into trying to kill Rafe, a cousin to both him and Saiceth and is quite nasty and quick to use FantasticRacism when they meet]].
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** Ghyaneth also [[spoiler:puts a lot of effort into trying to kill Rafe, a cousin to both him and Saiceth Siacett, and is quite nasty and quick to use FantasticRacism when they meet]].
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* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Corene and Josetta, respectively. Nelson's sons Rhan and Kurtis, with the former sleeping and flirting his way around Welce while the latter is the mature Ardelay heir.
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* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling:
** Corene and Josetta, respectively. Corene is adventurous and wild, while Josetta labored under the strain of being eldest and heir [[spoiler:until she's revealed not to be Vernon's biological daughter, which she finds a relief.]]
** Nelson's sons Rhan and Kurtis, with the former sleeping and flirting his way around Welce while the latter is the mature Ardelay heir.
** Corene and Josetta, respectively. Corene is adventurous and wild, while Josetta labored under the strain of being eldest and heir [[spoiler:until she's revealed not to be Vernon's biological daughter, which she finds a relief.]]
** Nelson's sons Rhan and Kurtis, with the former sleeping and flirting his way around Welce while the latter is the mature Ardelay heir.
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* GoodStepmother: GenderFlipped with Bors, the second husband of Rafe's mother who provided for him decently and is willing to listen to him and provide decent advice.
* GreenEyedMonster: Alys is unpleasant to everyone, but this deserves special mention as 75%+ of her vitriol towards Zoe stems from the fact that she still considers Darien Serlast her territory.
* GreenEyedMonster: Alys is unpleasant to everyone, but this deserves special mention as 75%+ of her vitriol towards Zoe stems from the fact that she still considers Darien Serlast her territory.
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* GoodStepmother: GenderFlipped [[GenderInvertedTrope Inverted]] with Bors, the second husband of Rafe's mother who provided for him decently and is willing to listen to him and provide decent advice.
* GreenEyedMonster: Alys is unpleasant to everyone, but this deserves special mention as75%+ a great deal of her vitriol towards Zoe stems from the fact that she still considers Darien Serlast her territory.
* GreenEyedMonster: Alys is unpleasant to everyone, but this deserves special mention as
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* InformationBroker: The three "Seers" of the city, women who collect information from anyone who comes to see them in exchange for gold or more information that they'll trade to anyone who specifically asks them.
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* InformationBroker: The three "Seers" "blind seers" of the city, women who collect information from anyone who comes to see them in exchange for gold or more information that they'll trade to anyone who specifically asks them.
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* ParentsAsPeople: Zoe adored her father and struggles to find a man who can match up to his force of personality, while also realizing that he lied to her almost her whole life. [[spoiler: He forced her to go into exile with him so he wouldn't be alone, made her believe her mother's family wanted nothing to do with her and cheated on his wife.]] She even admits that had he lived she might have cut off contact with him because of those discoveries, but because he's already gone she has to make peace with his memory.
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* ParentsAsPeople: Zoe adored her father and struggles to find a man who can match up to his force of personality, while also realizing that he lied to her almost her whole life. [[spoiler: He forced her to go into exile with him so he wouldn't be alone, made her believe her mother's family wanted nothing to do with her her, and cheated on his wife.wife, Zoe's mother- one of these incidents being the reason why his mother-in-law arranged to have him exiled.]] She even admits that had he lived she might have cut off contact with him because of those discoveries, but because he's already gone she has to make peace with his memory.
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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. Corene ''does'' discover an interest in diplomacy, despite her dislike of court intrigue.
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* PoliticallyActivePrincess: Since King Vernon lacks a male heir, eldest-daughter eldest daughter Josetta has been raised to be this, even though she hates it and has no natural talent for it. Corene ''does'' discover an interest in diplomacy, despite her dislike of court intrigue.
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* ProfessionalGambler: Rafe Adova when we first meet him.
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* ProfessionalGambler: Rafe Adova when we first meet him. While he doesn't dislike the job per se, he expresses disquiet with being one all his life, noting how the oldest cardsharps look weak and feeble due to their nocturnal shifts.
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* RebelliousPrincess: Both Josetta and Corene, albeit in different ways.
* RedOniBlueOni: Zoe and Darien, respectively. Corene and Josetta in a sibling example.
* RoyalBrat: Corene and Natalie both have shades of this, the former in the first book and the latter in the second.
* RedOniBlueOni: Zoe and Darien, respectively. Corene and Josetta in a sibling example.
* RoyalBrat: Corene and Natalie both have shades of this, the former in the first book and the latter in the second.
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* RebelliousPrincess: Both Josetta and Corene, albeit in different ways.
ways. Corene is the expected kind of rebellious, being passionate and stubborn and even [[spoiler:running away]]. However, it's ''Josetta'' who really rebels, doing everything she can to refuse the shackles of royal life and insisting on using her wealth to minister to the poor. She even puts Darien to the test at one point, daring him to shut down her shelter- she'll work her charity on street corners in the slums if he does. He backs down.
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** Zoe and Darien, respectively. Darien is ''hunti'' and will never back down, rarely losing his temper, while Zoe is ''coru'', always seeking a way through and trying to fight him. It's what [[ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou attracts them to each other.]]
** Corene and Josetta in a siblingexample.
example. Corene, being ''sweela'', is constantly defiant and passionate, while Josetta, who is ''elay'', is very calm and takes the long term view about things, where there are other ways around the immediate obstacle.
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** Corene and Natalie both have shades of this, the former in the first book and the latter in thesecond.second. Corene gets better, while Natalie is... trying, but she is much younger.
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** Zoe and Darien, respectively. Darien is ''hunti'' and will never back down, rarely losing his temper, while Zoe is ''coru'', always seeking a way through and trying to fight him. It's what [[ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou attracts them to each other.]]
** Corene and Josetta in a sibling
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** Corene in ''Jewelled Fire'' discovers she's far more adept at policy and negotiation than she thought, and [[spoiler:decides to serve as Welchin ambassador. ]]
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** Corene in ''Jewelled Fire'' discovers she's far more adept at policy and negotiation than she thought, and [[spoiler:decides to serve as Welchin ambassador. ]]
