![]() ![]() In the original drafts of the book, we felt the narrative made it too obvious to outsiders that Raoden must have been thrown into Elantris. This was added as a tangent to one of Moshe’s suggestions–he wanted us to have an opportunity to see Sarene investigating Raoden’s death. The second big addition came in the form of the funeral tent scene. This counteracts a bit of the strength we see from her in the first scene at the docks, rounding her out as a character. ![]() ![]() This is the section were Sarene sits in the carriage, thinking about her anger at Raoden and her insecurity. The first edit to the chapter came with the addition of the Sarene-and-Ashe-travel-to-the-palace scene. It was always my intention to show a more sensitive side to her later in the novel, but I didn’t intend to lead with it quite as quickly as I ended up doing. They thought she came off as too brusque and manipulative. I had a lot of trouble in the original drafts of this book, since many alpha readers didn’t like her in this chapter. However, I’ve found that Sarene is many people’s least-favorite of the three characters. She gives Raoden the hint he needs to fix ELANTRIS, and she gives Hrathen the moment of courage he needs in order to turn against Dilaf. In the end, she’s the one that provides the solutions to both Raoden and Hrathen’s problems. ![]()
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