Total pages in book: 247
Estimated words: 231436 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 1157(@200wpm)___ 926(@250wpm)___ 771(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 231436 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 1157(@200wpm)___ 926(@250wpm)___ 771(@300wpm)
Hair: None. Bald.
Eyes: Black that turn silver in Blood and Ash timeline.
Body type: Tall.
Facial features: Deep black skin.
Personality: Snarky.
Habits/Mannerisms/Strengths/Weaknesses: Doesn’t believe that anyone is genuinely benevolent throughout their lives and thinks that long life contributes to that benevolence waning.
Preternatural features: Powers of elemental control.
Other: A seasonal god. Temple in Saion’s Cove off the Cliffs of Ione. Older than Nyktos.
Background: Born in the Triton Isles. Helped to create the pool under the House of Haides. Left the Triton Isles five decades after his Culling, so about two hundred and fifty years before Sera comes to the Shadowlands. Was in Dalos awaiting sentencing for defection from Phanos’s Court after Eythos was killed. Nyktos saw him in a cell and took his soul so no other Primal could claim him.
Family: Cousin = Rhahar.
SAION’S JOURNEY TO DATE:
Saion accompanies Nyktos—then going by Ash—to the mortal realm to retrieve Sera when the Primal feels her distress. When he sees what’s going on, he remarks that calling Tavius an animal is an insult to animals. He notices no blood despite the brutal appearance of what Tavius had been doing and then laughs when Sera remarks that Tavius is too weak to break the skin.
Saion frees Sera of her bonds by simply placing his hand over them, then settles in to get his daily dose of entertainment. When Nyktos makes his move, and Ector comments on the Primal of Death seeming angry, Saion replies that he has been moody lately and they should let him have his fun.
After Sera kills Tavius with the whip, Saion is hard-pressed to contain his surprise. As he escorts the mortals out of the Great Hall, he remarks that he’s in the mood for whiskey and then finds a cloak for Sera.
In the Shadowlands, Saion retrieves Sera to take her to breakfast with Nyktos. He mentions that he told Nyktos that the Primal should be watching over his Consort himself and then reveals that he was threatened and told Nyktos would feed him to Nektas.
Later, Saion waits for Nyktos when they exit the dining hall. He takes Jadis and is told to rock her but warned that she’s been able to cough up sparks and flames lately. He awkwardly soothes her as best he can.
As Nyktos holds Court, Saion waits with Sera and teases her about fidgeting. He tells her that no part of Nyktos doesn’t know exactly where she is at all times. When word comes that Gemma is missing, Saion joins Rhain and leaves after a signal from Nyktos.
When Sera attempts her escape, Saion escorts her back and is told to grab Rhahar to check the tombs. While they’re returning to the palace, Saion realizes she’s hurt and sniffs her wound, snarling.
Saion reappears just after Gemma dies, his head jerking up when he hears Ector remark that Sera is glowing. He then swears and asks the room at large if they can sense what he’s feeling. Finally, he watches as Sera brings Gemma back to life.
Afterward, Saion stares openly at Sera in the war room and tells her that the power to give life is both a blessing and a curse. He acknowledges that it’s a strength and not a weakness because most would not realize how quickly that power can turn on them. He then adds that bringing back the dead doesn’t just sound impressive; it is impressive. As they discuss the past, Saion agrees with Rhahar that there was more to Eythos’s actions in putting the embers in a mortal line than just giving life a chance.
Saion, Bele, and Rhahar go to check on word of a disturbance and find that something is happening along the bay. He informs everyone that a ship capsized. He adds that anyone who goes into the water usually doesn’t return.
Later, he, Rhahar, Theon, and Nyktos ride out of the gate and head down the bluffs, engaging the dakkais as they advance toward the homes. They all crouch deftly on horseback, firing arrows.
Saion arrives at the House of Haides with Nektas and Nyktos and states that at least twenty died, but they’re still checking to see if any in Lethe perished. He also shares that Nyktos was swarmed at the docks and the dakkais got a lot of hits in. When Sera leaves to try to feed the Primal, he flashes her a thumbs-up and tells her she has his thoughts and prayers.
Smartass.
After Hamid attacks Sera in her bathing chamber, Saion arrives with Ector and Nyktos and hands Nyktos a towel for Sera—one that wasn’t touched. He tells Rhain that Hamid tried to assassinate Sera and questions if the mortal’s motives may have to do with what Sera planned.
As Nyktos deals with the murderous gods, Saion checks on Sera, and she tells him to go to Bele. Once Taric moves his attention to Sera after being told not to look at her, Saion remarks that the fallout will be good.