History Literature / TheSeerAndTheSword

* GetIntoJailFree: Landen uses the bounty on him to infiltrate [[spoiler:Archeld Castle.]]

* AssassinOutclassin: Thanks to the mysterious seer's warning, Dahmis sees through the "envoy" from Archeld and pricks him in the shoulder with his own poisoned stiletto. [[spoiler: Dahmis sends Toban's body back to Vesputo as a warning.]]

* DramaticIrony: Vesputo attempts to hire Bellanes to find Torina, [[spoiler: having no idea that Bellanes is Landen. Landen receives the message but flatly refuses to read it, and thus misses out on the opportunity to learn that Torina is still alive.]]

* {{Seers}}: One gives the king the crystal, which he gives to Torina, who is also, it turns out, a seer.

* AssassinOutClassin: Thanks to the mysterious seer's warning, Dahmis sees through the "envoy" from Archeld and pricks him in the shoulder with his own poisoned stiletto. [[spoiler: Dahmis sends Toban's body back to Vesputo as a warning.]]

* DramaticIrony: Vesputo attempts to hire Bellanes to find Torina [[spoiler: having no idea that Bellanes is Landen. Landen receives the message but flatly refuses to read it, and thus misses out on the opportunity to learn that Torina is still alive.]]

* Dramatic Irony: Vesputo attempts to hire Bellanes to find Torina [[spoiler: having no idea that Bellanes is Landen. Landen receives the message but flatly refuses to read it, and thus misses out on the opportunity to learn that Torina is still alive.]]

* TimeSkip: Two years pass between the end of Part 1 and the beginning of Part 2.

* AssassinOutClassin: Thanks to the mysterious seer's warning,Dahmis sees through the "envoy" from Archeld and pricks him in the shoulder with his own poisoned stiletto. [[spoiler: Dahmis sends Toban's body back to Vesputo as a warning.]]

* CharacterDeath: One after another in fairly rapid succession once the book gets rolling, [[CrimeAfterCrime mostly to solidify]] the villain's power. [[spoiler: List of character deaths, in order: Ancilla (old age), Kareed (murder), Eric (murder), and Irene (murder).]]

* KingIncognito: High King Dahmis travels this way to meet with Vineda, the seer [[spoiler: who is actually Torina]]

* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Torina's father, King Kareed, constantly pits his strength against other kingdoms, personally marching into battle and conquering his neighbors.

* YoungFace,OldEyes: The King of Desante notes that Landen's eyes are "too old and sorrowful for such a young man."

* CharacterDeath: One after another in fairly rapid succession once the book gets rolling, [[CrimeAfterCrime mostly to solidify]] [the villain's power. [[spoiler: List of character deaths, in order: Ancilla (old age), Kareed (murder), Eric (murder), and Irene (murder).]]

* ActualPacifist: King Veldon of Bellandra seems to have been this. King Kareed notes that Veldon did nothing to stop the invading army of Archeld, attempted to parley his way of war, and failed to use the Sword of Bellandra to defend his kingdom and his people.

* ActualPacifist: King Veldon of Bellandra seems to have been this, as King Kareed notes that he did nothing to stop the invading army of Archeld, attempted to parley his way of war, and failed to use the Sword of Bellandra to defend his kingdom and his people.

* GladiatorGames: As a solider of Desante, Landen creates quite a stir by beating every single opponent who faces off against them, and then pardoning the criminal instead of killing him. [[spoiler:It also has the added advantage of gaining him a whole crew of fighting men who owe him their lives.]]

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: King Kareed invades Bellandra, murders the king in front of his son, steals the sword, and expects Landen to forget his old life and become a faithful solider of Archeld. [[spoiler:Also, he trusts Vesputo, who eventually murders Kareed for the throne.]] [[spoiler:Doubles as TooDumbToLive.]]

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: King Kareed invades Bellandra, murders the king in front of his son, steals the sword, and expects Landen to forget his old life and become a faithful solider of Archeld. [[spoiler:Also, he trusts Vesputo, who eventually murders Kareed for the throne.]]
* TheKingslayer: Rumors start going around while the King is still alive that Landen will be this, prompting Landen to decide to leave Archeld [[spoiler:only he doesn't get out fast enough. Vesputo is the actual kingslayer, though it doesn't catch up with him until the end of the book.]]

* TheKingslayer: Rumors start going around while the King is still alive that Landen will be this, prompting Landen to decide to leave Archeld [[spoilers:only he doesn't get out fast enough. Vesputo is the actual kingslayer, though it doesn't catch up with him until the end of the book.]]