▁with h eld . ▁Si ri ▁teach es ▁the ▁God ▁King ▁to ▁communicate ▁by ▁writing , ▁and ▁over ▁time ▁they ▁learn ▁to ▁care ▁for ▁each ▁other ▁and ▁fall ▁in ▁love . ▁However , ▁Si ri ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁the ▁pri ests ▁are ▁secret ly ▁plot ting ▁to ▁kill ▁her ▁and ▁the ▁God ▁King ▁if ▁she ▁produces ▁an ▁he ir , ▁and ▁fear s ▁that ▁Hall and ren ▁will ▁soon ▁launch ▁a ▁war ▁against ▁Id ris . ▁Si ri ▁finds ▁a ▁potential ▁al ly ▁in ▁the ▁un orth odox ▁god ▁L ights ong , ▁who ▁is ▁pl ag ued ▁by ▁night mar es ▁of ▁war ▁and ▁is ▁struggling ▁to ▁discover ▁his ▁purpose . ▁ ▁Back ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁V iven na ▁disco vers ▁that ▁D enth ▁and ▁Ton k ▁F ah ▁are ▁not ▁working ▁for ▁her ▁but ▁against ▁her , ▁having ▁been ▁h ired ▁by ▁an ▁unknown ▁third ▁party ▁to ▁inst ig ate ▁the ▁war ▁with ▁Id ris , ▁and ▁she ▁bare ly ▁esc apes ▁their ▁cust ody ▁with ▁her ▁life . ▁After ▁hiding ▁and ▁living ▁dest itute ▁in ▁the ▁Id rian ▁sl ums ▁of ▁Hall and ren ▁for ▁weeks , ▁V iven na ▁is ▁taken ▁in ▁by ▁V ash er , ▁a ▁myster ious ▁man ▁who ▁can ▁use ▁his ▁Bio Ch rom atic ▁Bre ath ▁to ▁Aw aken ▁objects , ▁an ▁art ▁at ▁which ▁he ▁is ▁incred ibly ▁sk illed . ▁He ▁w ield s ▁a ▁sword ▁called ▁Night blo od , ▁a ▁weapon ▁created ▁in ▁a ▁Bio chrom atic ▁experiment ▁and