The Fate of Serret

The woman who tempted Ged, first as a girl in Re Albi and later as the Lady of the Terrenon.

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The Girl in the Meadow

The Lord's Daughter The First Meeting Serret, the daughter of the Lord of Re Albi, met Ged in a meadow. She was half-witch, and she mocked him into boasting. She asked him to work a Changing spell, and he tried to read a summoning spell, which brought the first shadow. The Manipulator Ogion warned that Serret's mother was a sorceress, and that Serret might have been sent to test him. She was a catalyst for Ged's first disaster.

The Lady of the Court

The Temptress The Seduction Serret had become the beautiful wife of Lord Benderesk. She welcomed Ged and tried to persuade him to use the Terrenon stone. She promised him power and mastery. The Betrayal When Ged refused, she revealed her true allegiance. She killed the servants and escaped with him, but was killed by the Stone's servants. Her greed and desire for power led to her death.

Serret's Death

The Gull's Fate The Transformation Serret transformed into a grey gull to escape, but the Stone's servants, black flying creatures, pursued and killed her. Ged, in hawk form, saw them catch her. The Symbol of Lost Souls Serret was a victim of her own ambition and the Old Powers. Her death was a warning about the dangers of seeking power through evil means.

during Ged's apprenticeship with Ogion, spring

years later, when Ged arrives in Osskil

during the escape from the Court