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bardholt and sabran vi's deaths is without a doubt one of the best scenes in adofn. two symbols of the monarchy being consumed by fire in seconds, proving that they're not untouchable like they believe they are. mere hours before bardholt was talking about taking the south and forcing them to convert to the six virtues the way he converted the north, making plans to force the entire world into virtudom. when they saw the wyrm they stood tall and proud and didn't try to run but they still burned because they're not actually special, and sabran's blood means nothing. they've always thought so highly of themselves because sabran is the blood of the saint, but in the end their saint didn't protect them, their blood didn't protect them.

this is also a great parallel to when sabran ix faces fýredel in priory, believing the saint will protect her from the fire, except that the only reason she didn't burn was because ead protected her with magic. but there was no mage guarding the queen of inys yet.