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Siden is a fiery magical force that comes from the earth. It’s the type of magic that mages with the Priory of the Orange Tree use, but an imbalance of siden is also what created the Nameless One and other Draconic creatures. Sterren (star magic) keeps siden in check.
Siden Quotes in The Priory of the Orange Tree
The The Priory of the Orange Tree quotes below are all either spoken by Siden or refer to Siden. For each quote, you can also see the other terms and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 43 Quotes
‘There has not been a meteor shower since the end of the Grief of Ages—and understand, Eadaz, that the shower was the end of the Grief of Ages. It was not coincidence that it came when the wyrms fell. The Easterners believe the comet was sent by their dragon god, Kwiriki.’ Kalyba smiled. ‘The shower closed an era when siden was stronger, and forced the wyrms, who are made of it, into their slumber.’
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Chapter 53 Quotes
‘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.’
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Siden Term Timeline in The Priory of the Orange Tree
The timeline below shows where the term Siden appears in The Priory of the Orange Tree. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 6
...her magic and the protective spells she’s put around the palace. Her magic, known as “siden,” is a gift from the orange tree. The Inysh would consider it sorcery. Margret explained...
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Chapter 9
...in front of Fýredel, who’s ready to torch her. Drawing on the last of her siden, Ead casts a protective wreath around Sabran—just as Truyde comes into the room and sees...
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Chapter 34
...in her bow, she realizes she’s too weak after years in Inys and has no siden to take down the wyrm. Her second arrow hits the wyrm’s eye, which is an...
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Chapter 37
...He calls a guard inside—and tells him to kill Ead. On instinct, Ead calls her siden and dislocates the man’s shoulder. This, Combe insists, confirms Truyde’s allegations that Ead is a...
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Chapter 43
...Then, Kalyba says Mita was the one to wrongfully accuse her of killing Zāla. Her siden comes from the hawthorn, but she knows Ead is curious about how she uses dreams...
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...Ages. It wasn’t a coincidence. It ushered in an era of stronger sterren and weaker siden. Today, siden is stronger, but another meteor shower will come. Ead realizes the Tablet of...
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...is wearing an Inysh gown. She explains that years ago, she created Ascalon by using siden to reshape sterren. Ead asks if Kalyba created anything else, wanting to know about the...
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Chapter 47
...to draw away. Ead saves Nairuj and another Damsel from the wyverlings’ flame with her siden. Ead passes out and wakes up in Córvugar, by the ocean.
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Chapter 70
...engulfs several ships, and Fýredel appears with wyverns and other Draconic creatures. Calling on the siden now within her, Tané battles two wyverns with a sword and the fire she can...
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...Ascalon. Tané backs away, realizing that Ascalon can shape-shift when Kalyba does. Calling on her siden, she begins to battle Kalyba.
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