The Fifth Season

The Fifth Season

by

N. K. Jemisin

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Edki is a Guardian sent to assassinate Alabaster at Allia. He appears shirtless on the town’s boardwalk, ready to use the touch of his skin to turn Alabaster’s orogeny inward and destroy him. When Syenite reveals that she was the one who actually raised the obelisk from the harbor, Edki turns on her instead, first stabbing Alabaster with a specialized knife to negate his orogeny and taunting him for his foolishness. In her panic, Syenite draws power from the obelisk, presumably killing Edki along with destroying the entire city of Allia.

Edki Guardian Warrant Quotes in The Fifth Season

The The Fifth Season quotes below are all either spoken by Edki Guardian Warrant or refer to Edki Guardian Warrant. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Hierarchy, Oppression, and Prejudice Theme Icon
).
Chapter 14 Quotes

She scrambles backward again, tries to get to her feet again, tries again to reach for power, and fails in all three efforts. Even if she could succeed, though—he’s a Guardian. It’s her duty to obey. It’s her duty to die, if he wills it.

This is not right.

“You need not understand,” he says, with perfect kindness. “You need do only one thing.” And then he lunges, aiming the poniard at her chest.

Related Characters: Edki Guardian Warrant (speaker), Essun/Damaya/Syenite
Page Number: 261
Explanation and Analysis:
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Edki Guardian Warrant Quotes in The Fifth Season

The The Fifth Season quotes below are all either spoken by Edki Guardian Warrant or refer to Edki Guardian Warrant. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Hierarchy, Oppression, and Prejudice Theme Icon
).
Chapter 14 Quotes

She scrambles backward again, tries to get to her feet again, tries again to reach for power, and fails in all three efforts. Even if she could succeed, though—he’s a Guardian. It’s her duty to obey. It’s her duty to die, if he wills it.

This is not right.

“You need not understand,” he says, with perfect kindness. “You need do only one thing.” And then he lunges, aiming the poniard at her chest.

Related Characters: Edki Guardian Warrant (speaker), Essun/Damaya/Syenite
Page Number: 261
Explanation and Analysis: