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Xevikan's Divided Loyalties

Last Christmas

This flow traces Xevikan's hidden opposition to his mother's forces and the fragile kinship he maintains with Malphas.

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A Brother in BattleA Brother in Battle from "Last Christmas". A Brother in Battle Shared danger At the opening battle, Itzal helps Malphas survive a fall after Myone wounds him.
A Brother in Battle Shared danger At the opening battle, Itzal helps Malphas survive a fall after Myone wounds him. Their exchange is rough but intimate, revealing a bond formed among warriors who depend on each other. Limited loyalty Itzal saves Malphas in the moment but leaves him to hide among humans. The gesture is real yet incomplete, foreshadowing how military duty and personal attachment can pull brothers in different directions.
A Secret AllianceA Secret Alliance from "Last Christmas". A Secret Alliance A concealed allegiance Xevikan attends the wedding with Myone, though he has secretly been passing military information to the Kalosum.
A Secret Alliance A concealed allegiance Xevikan attends the wedding with Myone, though he has secretly been passing military information to the Kalosum. Malphas recognizes him as the double agent only after the ceremony is underway. Trust cautiously extended Malphas does not expose him, and Xevikan offers Ambrosia and Nectar for Lilliana. Their exchange suggests that brotherly hostility can yield, if only briefly, to practical kindness.
An Estranged VisitAn Estranged Visit from "Last Christmas". An Estranged Visit News from the war Xevikan finds Malphas at a village celebration and tells him that Lyseah has claimed his old army.
An Estranged Visit News from the war Xevikan finds Malphas at a village celebration and tells him that Lyseah has claimed his old army. He asks for help as the war threatens human settlements. A refusal with limits Malphas refuses to return to the forces that would never accept him, but asks Xevikan to protect Lilliana. Their relationship remains distrustful, yet Malphas is willing to rely on his brother for her safety.
A Warning to JaredA Warning to Jared from "Last Christmas". A Warning to Jared The plot uncovered Xevikan learns that the enemy has lured Malphas and Myone away to leave their settlement exposed.
A Warning to Jared The plot uncovered Xevikan learns that the enemy has lured Malphas and Myone away to leave their settlement exposed. He warns Jared that the women and children are the likely targets. Duty between families He sends Jared to defend the settlement and goes to warn Lilliana himself. Even while the attack is unfolding, his priorities include both his son and his brother's wife.
The Cost of His WarningThe Cost of His Warning from "Last Christmas". The Cost of His Warning A warning arrives too late Xevikan's effort to alert Lilliana cannot prevent the assault from devastating the settlement.
The Cost of His Warning A warning arrives too late Xevikan's effort to alert Lilliana cannot prevent the assault from devastating the settlement. Malphas returns to find that she has been killed, despite the warning and the attempted defense. Kinship without repair The loss leaves no easy answer to what Xevikan could have changed. His care for his brother's family is genuine, but it cannot reverse the consequences of a conflict larger than either brother can control.
998 years before recorded time
At Malphas and Lilliana's wedding
One year after the wedding
About a year after Malphas relocates to Katoteros
During the raid on Katoteros