 The couple incapacitate their servants and elope to Carthak, leaving the rebellion stunned.However, this failure comes with a blessing—the rebellion now turns its attentions to Dove, who, as an intelligent and cool-headed young woman, is a far more suitable candidate for the throne.Shortly afterwards, Elsren joins King Dunevon on a boat trip to celebrate the king's birthday—however, a magical storm created by Crown mages destroys the ship, killing the boys and many others, and the regents become the rulers of the Isles.