Lord Arteloth “Loth” Beck Character Analysis in The Priory of the Orange Tree

Loth is Sabran’s best childhood friend. He and his sister, Margret, also were some of the first people in Inys to befriend Ead. Loth is kind, devout, and honest to a fault, which makes it extra shocking when, at the beginning of the novel, Seyton Combe sends Loth away from court with Kit to be the ambassador to Yscalin. Combe fears that Loth and Sabran’s close relationship, even if it wasn’t sexual, was deterring Sabran’s potential suitors. This banishment starts Loth on a journey to question his faith in particular. During this time, he learns that the Donmata Marosa is actually on his side, and he learns the truth about Galian Berethnet and Cleolind. Eventually, he learns to trust and not fear the Eastern dragons. Loth serves as Sabran’s ambassador to the Unceasing Emperor and participates in the final battle on the Abyss against the Nameless One. Upon his return to Inys, he assumes his role as the Earl of Goldenbirch, and it’s implied that he begins to court the Donmata Marosa.

Lord Arteloth “Loth” Beck Quotes in The Priory of the Orange Tree

The The Priory of the Orange Tree quotes below are all either spoken by Lord Arteloth “Loth” Beck or refer to Lord Arteloth “Loth” Beck . 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:

Religion, Faith, and Knowledge Theme Icon

‘Queen Rosarian died fourteen years ago,’ Loth stated. ‘Then…Sigoso did not do it under Draconic control.’

‘Not all evil comes from wyrms.’

Related Characters: Lord Arteloth “Loth” Beck (speaker), Donmata Marosa (speaker), King Sigoso , Queen Rosarian , Lady Igrain Crest/the Cupbearer , Lord Kitston Glade , Fýredel , Lord Seyton Combe

Page Number and Citation: 219

Explanation and Analysis:

The Donmata Marosa, Princess of Yscalin, has just revealed to Loth how Fýredel took over Yscalin by infecting her already evil father, King Sigoso, with a form of the Draconic plague. She also reveals that Sigoso was behind Queen Rosarian’s murder 14 years ago—long before Yscalin’s Draconic takeover. This is a huge shock for Loth, as it begins to upend his understanding of what makes a person good or evil. Prior to this moment, Loth has a fairly simplistic understanding of good and evil. In his mind, those who accept the Six Virtues (like King Sigoso did prior to Yscalin’s Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Quia soluta itaque. Deleniti nisi earum. Ad tenetur laboriosam. Eum accusamus harum. Accusantium iusto voluptas. Totam quae corporis. Impedit non ut. Incidu

‘Despite their fear,’ Chassar continued, ‘the Lasian people did not want to convert to this new religion. Cleolind told the knight as much and refused both his terms. Yet Galian was so overcome with greed and lust that he fought the beast nonetheless.’

Loth almost choked. ‘There was no lust in his heart. His love for Princess Cleolind was chaste.’

‘Try not to be irritating, my lord. Galian the Deceiver was a brute. A power-hungry, selfish brute. To him, Lasia was a field from which to reap a bride of royal blood and adoring devotees of a religion he had founded, all for his own gain. He would make himself a god and unite Inysca under his crown.’

Related Characters: Chassar uq-Ispad (speaker), Lord Arteloth “Loth” Beck (speaker), Cleolind Onjenyu/the Mother/the Damsel , The Nameless One , Kalyba/the White Wyrm/the Lady of the Woods , Sir Galian Berethnet/the Saint

Related Symbols: The Celestial Jewels and Ascalon

Page Number and Citation: 340

Explanation and Analysis:

Soon after Loth’s arrival at the Priory of the Orange Tree, Chassar tells Loth the Priory’s version of Inys’s founding story—but the differences in the two stories are immense and extremely offensive to Loth. It’s important to note that in the end, the novel suggests that the Priory’s version of this story is closest to the truth. Thus, it’s easy to want to laugh at Loth’s indignation—he’s clearly in the wrong, and he’s obviously been fed a lie. However, it’s worth considering why Loth and other followers of the Six Virtues are so inclined toward these beliefs. For one, it Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Quia soluta itaque. Deleniti nisi earum. Ad tenetur laboriosam. Eum accusamus harum. Accusantium iusto voluptas. Totam quae corporis. Impedit non ut. Incidunt rerum est. Aperiam doloremque eum. Animi soluta perspiciatis. Ut minima autem. Modi omnis iure. Sint qui qui. Qui similique praesentium. Ex consequatur magnam. Aliquid

‘Meg, what has Loth told you about me?’

‘Everything.’ Margret grasped her by the shoulders. ‘You know I take the Knight of Courage as my patron. There is courage, I think, in open-mindedness, and in thinking for oneself. If you are a witch, then perhaps witches are not so wicked after all.’

Related Characters: Ead Duryan (speaker), Lady Margret Beck (speaker), Lord Arteloth “Loth” Beck

Page Number and Citation: 548

Explanation and Analysis:

Ead has recently returned to Inys and is no longer interested in hiding that she’s a mage from the Priory of the Orange Tree and does not actually believe in the Six Virtues. While Loth has been extremely offended and put off by learning this new information about Ead, his sister Margret accepts Ead with open arms. Margret embodies the kind of open-mindedness the novel suggests is necessary, particularly when it comes to people who are different and who challenge one’s deeply held religious beliefs. Loth’s main problem with Ead, for instance, is that she doesn’t practice the Six Virtues. Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit

‘Once Sab was old enough to bear children of her own,’ Loth said, ‘Crest sought help from King Sigoso. She knew he reviled Rosarian for refusing his hand, so together they conspired to kill her, with Crest hoping the blame would drift toward Yscalin.’

‘And Crest still considered herself pious?’ Margret snorted. ‘After murdering a Berethnet?’

‘Piety can turn the power-hungry into monsters,’ Ead said. ‘They can twist any teaching to justify their actions.’

She had seen it before. Mita had believed she was serving the Mother when she executed Zāla.

‘Crest waited then,’ Loth said. ‘Waited to see if Sabran would grow to be more devout than her mother. When Sab resisted the childbed, Crest sensed rebellion. She bribed people to enter the Queen Tower with blades to frighten her […]’

Related Characters: Lady Margret Beck (speaker), Lord Arteloth “Loth” Beck (speaker), Ead Duryan (speaker), King Sigoso , Queen Sabran Berethnet the Ninth , Lady Igrain Crest/the Cupbearer , Queen Rosarian

Page Number and Citation: 550

Explanation and Analysis:

At a feast, Loth shares with Ead and Margret what Igrain Crest told him about her scheming when he interrogated her. At the beginning of this passage, Ead and Margret articulate one of the novel’s main ideas: organized religion is inherently political. Igrain Crest used her supposed devotion to the Six Virtues to justify carrying out extremely immoral acts of murder and sabotage on two different queens, all because she didn’t think that Sabran or Rosarian were appropriately virtuous. This speaks to the way that religion can be used to obscure the truth—or even justify bad behavior, when it’s convenient. Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Quia soluta itaque. Deleniti nisi earum. Ad tenetur laboriosam.

‘I agree.’ Loth had spoken before he knew it. The three women looked at him, Margret with raised eyebrows. ‘I think it would help,’ he conceded, even as his faith groaned in protest. ‘During my…adventure, I learned what it was to be a heretic. It felt as though my very existence were under assault. If Inys can be the first to cease using the word, I think it would have done this world a very fine service.’

Related Characters: Lord Arteloth “Loth” Beck (speaker), Lady Margret Beck , Ead Duryan , Queen Sabran Berethnet the Ninth

Page Number and Citation: 604

Explanation and Analysis:

Loth, Margret, Sabran, and Ead are discussing how to move forward and tackle the problem of the Nameless One’s impending return. Ead has proposed getting rid of Inys’s ban on people who practice other religions, an idea that Loth agrees with, much to his surprise. Loth is able to voice this view because during his “adventure,” he finally experienced what it’s like to be in the religious minority. At the Priory of the Orange Tree, he was told a completely different version of the Six Virtues’s origin story than what he was raised with—and the Priory’s version did not paint Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimo

The dragon, Nayimathun, was nothing like Fýredel, except in her great size. Terrifying as she appeared, with her mountain-tops of teeth and firework eyes, she seemed almost gentle. She had cradled Tané with her tail like a mother. She had saved Thim. Seeing that the creature was capable of compassion towards a human made Loth doubt his religion all over again. This year was either a test from the Saint, or he was on the verge of apostasy.

Related Characters: Nayimathun , Tané Miduchi , Thim , Fýredel , Lord Arteloth “Loth” Beck , The Nameless One , Sir Galian Berethnet/the Saint

Page Number and Citation: 684

Explanation and Analysis:

Now in the Empire of the Twelve Lakes thanks to Nayimathun’s heroic rescue effort, Loth considers the Eastern dragon’s morality and his own religious beliefs. Once again, Loth comes up against the fact that his religion, the Six Virtues, has taught its followers that there’s only one correct way to think, believe, and worship—and that anyone or anything outside of that framework is wrong, bad, and immoral. The evil figure in the Six Virtues is a giant wyrm, the Nameless One, and the Six Virtues insists that all dragon-like creatures—from actually evil Draconic creatures like the High Westerns (of which Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit nequ

Lord Arteloth “Loth” Beck Character Timeline in The Priory of the Orange Tree

The timeline below shows where the character Lord Arteloth “Loth” Beck appears in The Priory of the Orange Tree. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...is concerned about the increased sightings of Draconic creatures. She’s also concerned because her friend, Loth, and Lord Kitston Glade disappeared from court a few days ago. Loth was the first... (full context)

...for Linora and Margret. Linora flounces off, and Margret shares that she hasn’t heard from Loth—but the spymaster, Lord Seyton Combe, has summoned her this evening. Ead feels for her friend.... (full context)

Meanwhile, Loth’s daydream about sitting with Ead shatters when an innkeeper brings him and his friend Kit... (full context)

Kit pulls Loth out of his reverie, telling Loth to write to Sabran or to his family to... (full context)

Isolationism vs. Global Cooperation Theme Icon

Loth and Kit approach the Rose Eternal, Gian Harlowe’s massive ship, which Queen Rosarian gave to... (full context)

...Sabran’s hand—and a councilmember says this is because people believe Sabran is in love with Loth. Combe explains that Loth has willingly gone to Yscalin to act as a spy and... (full context)

On the Rose Eternal, Kit races for the deck to vomit while Loth considers how to gather information on Lord Wilstan Fynch. After Queen Rosarian died and Sabran... (full context)

...the Rose Eternal, Estina Malaugo points out the “Draconic cesspit of Yscalin” to Kit and Loth. Loth believes fully that the Nameless One can’t rise while a Berethnet is queen, but... (full context)

Melaugo rows Kit and Loth to shore. She insists there’s nothing they can do to protect themselves from plague. In... (full context)

...wyrm they saw was Fýredel himself. Changing the subject, Ead reveals what she discovered about Loth. Margret is heartbroken and is certain there’s nothing she can do. (full context)

...discuss that Margret’s parents aren’t here; they don’t want to see Combe after he sent Loth to Yscalin. Trumpets ring out, announcing Aubrecht’s arrival. He’s tall and handsome, and he kneels... (full context)

...and she’s been doing well. They discuss the cutthroats, and after sharing how Combe sent Loth away, Ead shares her suspicions that Combe manipulated Sabran into marrying Aubrecht. While Chassar finds... (full context)

Loth’s coach approaches Cárscaro, Yscalin’s capital in the mountains. Loth can see that the once vibrant... (full context)

Kit finds Loth the next morning with a trencher of food. They sit on the enclosed balcony to... (full context)

Several days after they see the doctor, Loth and Kit meet the Donmata Marosa. She wears an iron mask in the shape of... (full context)

The Donmata Marosa dismisses Loth and Kit tensely, praising the Nameless One. Loth is beside himself—he can’t stand the blasphemy—but... (full context)

...protect the queen. As Roslain begins to correct herself and say that she should trust Loth’s assessment of Ead, Sabran screams in her bedroom. Inside, Ead and Roslain discover that Lady... (full context)

The Donmata Marosa leads Loth through tunnels in the walls. They emerge in a smelly, dusty room. In the bed... (full context)

Outside King Sigoso’s room, Loth shakes. He understands now why his mother, Sabran, and Arbella—women who saw Queen Rosarian die—were... (full context)

Loth takes the Donmata’s hand. He tells her she’s courageous and that the rest of Virtudom... (full context)

...that Kit can either stay here, under her protection, or infect himself and go with Loth. Nobody else can go, especially not the Donmata herself—she has to do what she can... (full context)

Loth and Kit leave their rooms in the middle of the night, already burning with the... (full context)

...midnight. Given Arbella’s recent death, it’s a sad affair, made sadder by the fact that Loth isn’t here to give Sabran away (friends perform this honor). Sabran hesitates to enter the... (full context)

...that she’ll be fine, even as Sabran seems not to hear them. Sabran worries about Loth and about Arbella, but she soon becomes quiet and withdrawn. Finally, Roslain, Katryen, and Ead... (full context)

Loth climbs through the snow, carrying a mountain ewe on his back. When he finds a... (full context)

Loth weaves through crowds in the Ersyr’s capital, Rauca, with the ichneumon, heading for the Ivory... (full context)

In his room, Loth sobs for Kit. He’s anxious in the Ersyr, where nobody follows the Six Virtues and... (full context)

...A few days after Aubrecht’s death, Margret catches Ead in a hallway and reveals that Loth sent a letter to a playwright their mother supports. It shares news of Kit’s death,... (full context)

Loth wakes in a room with a square pool, naked. The pain suddenly overtakes him—the plague... (full context)

Loth enters a room and joins Chassar at a table. Chassar informs Loth that he’s no... (full context)

Chassar explains that the Priory slays wyrms, and the Prioress fears that Loth killed a sister, Jondu. Loth explains how the Donmata Marosa came to possess the iron... (full context)

...Sabran marry again and not get distracted. Ead asks if this is how Combe sent Loth away, noting that Loth, for his part, never had sex with Sabran. She insists that... (full context)

...onto Ead’s hand, and Ead rises. Looking out at the people, Ead catches sight of Loth. (full context)

Loth has been drugged for months when he sees Ead at the ceremony. She seems suddenly... (full context)

That night, Ead finds Chassar in his chambers and demands to know what Loth is doing here. Sighing, Chassar explains that Loth brought the riddlebox from the Donmata Marosa,... (full context)

...still on her knees, praying to the orange tree. She asks for his help getting Loth out of the Priory tonight, and in finding the jewel. He says Mita keeps the... (full context)

Ead finds Loth in the kitchen, clearly drugged. Ead ignores him and asks the old cook, Tulgus, for... (full context)

In the forest, Loth paces near Aralaq. Finally, Aralaq races into a nearby cave and returns with Ead, covered... (full context)

Aralaq races through the forest, faster than Loth thought was possible. The ichneumon finally stops in the morning at a lake. They climb... (full context)

Ead says it’s up to Loth whether they can be friends. They should make up so they can protect Sabran, and... (full context)

Loth asks why, if Ead doesn’t believe in the Six Virtues, Ead wants to help Sabran.... (full context)

Ead and Loth are on a ship traveling along Inys’s coastline. Early in their journey, as they passed... (full context)

Loth and Ead purchase horses and ride through the night and the next day, passing a... (full context)

Ead and Loth set off again and, a few days later, they reach Ascalon. They ride past the... (full context)

...news that they’ll sneak into the palace on the river. The following evening, Ead and Loth dress as merchants and join Ead’s contact on a barge that’s transporting wine to the... (full context)

Ead sends Loth to hide in Margret’s quarters and sneaks into the palace through the Sanctuary Royal. People... (full context)

Taking a weapon from Loth, Margret leads Loth and Ead through a secret passageway. Ead conjures fire to light their... (full context)

Ead looks out a window and sees Lintley, Loth, Margret, and other Knights of the Body fighting Igrain’s guards below. She sends Draconic fire... (full context)

It’s morning in the Council Chamber, and Sabran demands Ead and Loth tell her everything. Sabran is now free. Igrain Crest and those loyal to her are... (full context)

Loth insists they have to work together, since no matter what, the Nameless One will return.... (full context)

...since there are no ships to take Ead and Margret to Goldenbirch tonight, they and Loth must come to the Feast of High Winter. Loth points out that it will be... (full context)

Shakily, Sabran offers Loth the document Igrain Crest tried to make her sign. She shares that Igrain tried to... (full context)

...Margret shares that Sabran made her a Lady of the Bedchamber. Then, she says that Loth told her everything about Ead—and she believes in open-mindedness. She asks if Ead would prefer... (full context)

Loth pulls Ead onto the floor and asks if she’s considered marrying someone in Inys. He... (full context)

Meanwhile, Loth stands in the courtyard, inspecting the ruins of the Marble Gallery. Sabran appears behind him... (full context)

Loth points out how absurd it is that Combe, the “Night Hawk” who sees everything, missed... (full context)

...they stop. Ead suggests that she believes someone in the Beck family, likely Margret and Loth’s father, Clarent Beck, knows about Ascalon. However, Clarent fell from a horse and has suffered... (full context)

...Margret to visit Clarent. He’s thrilled to see Margret and asks Ead if she’s married Loth yet. Suddenly, his expression changes. Clarent says that since Loth is dead, he needs to... (full context)

...the ghost town of Goldenbirch, Margret explains that when she was six, she and 12-year-old Loth visited the haithwood. Loth was terrified, but Margret shoved him into the trees. When nothing... (full context)

Back at Ascalon Palace, Loth summons the Virtues Council to return to court. In the afternoon, Sabran shares that High... (full context)

That afternoon, Loth hears something outside. He stands and tells Sabran that Ead is here with “a gift.”... (full context)

...which are made of sterren. Thus, they’re the opposite of Fýredel and the Nameless One. Loth insists this is absurd, but Ead notes that the Six Virtues and Eastern religions alike... (full context)

...East will talk to them. Sabran asks to speak to Ead alone, leaving Margret and Loth. Loth grumbles about Ead’s plan, but Margret admits she’s been questioning everything the last few... (full context)

...of publicly drawn and quartered. A small group gathers to watch her execution, including Roslain, Loth, Margret, and Sabran—even though royals usually don’t attend executions. When it’s time, Igrain says she... (full context)

Later, Loth, Margret, and Sabran sit with Ead while Dr. Bourn examines her. Loth says the poison... (full context)

Loth already feels like he’s been sailing forever. The plan, so far, is that Inys and... (full context)

Melaugo shows Loth to his cabin, and he tells her how he escaped Yscalin. He leaves out anything... (full context)

A storm has been battering the Rose Eternal for days. Loth leaves his cabin to go help, ignoring Melaugo’s warnings. He clings to a mast, watching... (full context)

Loth joins Harlowe, a few knights, and a few sailors in a rowboat. There are people... (full context)

...into the waves and climbs a rope, feeling alive for the first time in months. Loth, meanwhile, can’t sleep, so he tells Melaugo he’s going for a walk. He hikes down... (full context)

Loth wakes up at dusk, bound to the mast next to Thim while the woman (Tané)... (full context)

...ship forward. This is taxing. It startles her when the Inysh man introduces himself as Loth. Tané knows Inysh, but she prefers not to reveal this. However, she can sense that... (full context)

...Pursuit. She tells Thim she’s going aboard the Pursuit and is leaving him in charge. Loth, she says, is coming with her to help “Free a prisoner.” Loth grudgingly follows her... (full context)

...each other, both concerned for the other. Tané shows Nayimathun her jewel and says that Loth knows where the other one is. Nayimathun says they can worry about that later. First,... (full context)

Loth sits in the Pursuit’s hull with Nayimathun. She’s terrifying, though she doesn’t look like a... (full context)

Then, Loth sees Draconic creatures attacking the Black Dove, and he looks for the High Western controlling... (full context)

...her room and sits down. He thanks her for saving his life and says that Loth wants to speak to Tané. Tané asks why he sails with Westerners who hate all... (full context)

...the jewel secret from the Emperor and his mother, the Grand Empress Dowager. Motioning toward Loth, who’s nearby with Thim, Nayimathun encourages Tané to support Loth tomorrow when he proposes an... (full context)

With Nayimathun’s prodding, Tané approaches Loth and Thim to ask Loth about giving the waning jewel to the Eastern dragons. As... (full context)

The following morning, as he prepares to meet the Unceasing Emperor, Loth considers Nayimathun. She’s as frightening as Fýredel—but she’s compassionate toward humans. Loth doesn’t know what... (full context)

The Unceasing Emperor asks what he gets in return. Loth mentions glory and the history-making implications of an alliance with the West, but the Unceasing... (full context)

That night, Loth and Thim knock on Tané’s door to share that the Unceasing Emperor and his advisors... (full context)

...the letter, her weapons, and provisions. At night, Tané climbs onto Nayimathun’s elaborate saddle, bids Loth goodbye, and Nayimathun takes off. They rest before continuing over the Abyss, as Nayimathun won’t... (full context)

...Ead and Sabran alone. They hold each other until Sabran is called away to discuss Loth’s letter. By evening, Ead is well enough to get up, so she joins Sabran in... (full context)

...Abyss, the dragons swimming among the ships. As they play cards, the Unceasing Emperor asks Loth to tell him about Sabran. Loth tells him about Sabran’s kindness and loyalty, and how... (full context)

...they’re invested in helping one another, the tension is palpable. Once the meeting is over, Loth, Sabran, and Ead go to Sabran’s cabin and embrace happily. Ead reveals Margret’s whereabouts. Loth... (full context)

From the Reconciliation, Loth and Sabran watch the battle. They see Kalyba land and begin to engage Tané. But... (full context)

After Onren flies him to Cárscaro, Loth takes in the carnage. Valeysa is dead, King Sigoso is dead, and nobody knows if... (full context)

Loth is at Serinhall, doing paperwork. Soon, he’ll assume his role as the Earl of Goldenbirch,... (full context)

Lord Arteloth “Loth” Beck Character Analysis

Lord Arteloth “Loth” Beck Quotes in The Priory of the Orange Tree

Chapter 19 Quotes

Chapter 32 Quotes

Chapter 53 Quotes

Chapter 56 Quotes

Chapter 63 Quotes

Lord Arteloth “Loth” Beck Character Timeline in The Priory of the Orange Tree