Senarium

The King’s Senarium is the body through which Tyrrendor holds formal provincial representation in Navarre. Under the Treaty of Aretia, that representation was transferred from the House of Riorson to the House of Lewellen.

The Senarium rejects the runed-disk proposal for gryphon flier safety on the stated ground that Navarre’s borders must not be tampered with. That position takes priority over the proposal Violet and Brennan view as necessary to forge the alliance.

The Senarium works through Navarre’s provincial nobles rather than as a military command staff. During Violet’s appearance before it, the council treats her as a second-year cadet permitted to participate because Andarna is needed, not as the planner or commander she expected to be.

The council’s room has its own limits on military authority. When Aetos presses for quick judgment against Violet, the Duke of Calldyr states that Aetos has no authority there, and the Senarium accepts that boundary.

A restored Senarium seat carries practical obligations even when its holder is unavailable. After Fervan, Xaden writes that Lewellen is standing in as his proxy in case the council orders emergency meetings.

The Senarium remains active in wartime provincial decision-making at Basgiath rather than only in Calldyr. Lewellen appears to serve as Xaden’s proxy for the Tyrrish seat, while Xaden treats the decision to open Tyrrendor’s border as already made rather than something submitted for approval.

Xaden Riorson is a sitting member of the Senarium. Garrick notes that it has been centuries since any sitting member of the Senarium has worn black, making Xaden’s combined status as rider, Tyrrish commander, and council member unusual.

Lewellen is important to the Tyrrish seat because he can act for Xaden when Xaden is on duty or recovering. His proxy role keeps Tyrrendor represented if emergency meetings are called.

The Duke of Calldyr is a prominent noble voice in the Senarium’s proceedings. His statement that Aetos lacks authority in the room helps halt the push for immediate judgment against Violet.

The Senarium grants several terms needed to stabilize relations with Aretia, including pardons for those who flew for Aretia, Andarna’s demands regarding examinations and the king’s forest, and the restoration of Xaden’s title and Tyrrish authority. Its rejection of the flier-safety provision still prevents the formal alliance from holding.

Violet’s group bypasses the Senarium’s refusal after the wardstone alteration lets gryphon fliers wield safely. Ridoc directs his celebratory anger at the council because the result succeeds despite its rejected decision.

The Senarium is the authority whose decree Xaden defies when he opens Tyrrendor’s border. Violet understands the act as treason against the council’s order, even while she supports his choice.

Tyrrendor’s defiance of the Senarium pushes Navarre toward open conflict with the province. By this point, Navarre is nearly ready to declare war because Xaden has defied the council through his border and supply decisions.

The Senarium can summon people through invitations that function as orders. Violet waits more than a week for such a summons before her meeting during the fourth day of peace talks.

The council is the intended audience for the runed-disk solution to flier safety. Mira argues they must give the Senarium a chance to do the right thing before telling others, while Brennan expects the council to refuse.

The Senarium sets reporting requirements and deadlines for the irid search team. It orders the group to report back between searches and gives the mission six months to find the seventh dragon breed.

The council receives Violet’s progress briefing in Basgiath’s great hall and attempts to redirect the search through formal orders. It prepares to assign Captain Henson, Pugh, Captain Jarrett, Markham, and Melgren to new search arrangements before Halden allows Violet one chance to name her own squad.

The Senarium expects the search party to leave for Unnbriel and continue reporting back between trips, but the reporting requirement becomes the bottleneck Violet chooses to break. Mira identifies Violet’s plans as disobedience to the Senarium, while Sawyer warns that failure could lead to court-martial.

After the expedition returns, Xaden is pulled into Senarium meetings while also being restored to his professor position. The council remains an active claim on his time during the same period Violet is questioned and the travelers are spared punishment by King Tauri’s order.

A Senarium-related dispute at Basgiath spills out of the great hall, showing that the council remains active in wartime deliberations there, including arguments tied to provincial matters such as mining production.

Brennan has little faith that the Senarium will accept the flier-safety solution, even though he and Violet both know the proposal is necessary for the alliance. Mira’s argument for approaching the council first treats it as an authority that should at least be given the chance to act correctly.

Xaden openly regards the Senarium’s reporting requirement for the irid search as a waste of time. The order also shapes Grady’s preference for nearby search areas, making the council’s oversight a practical burden on the mission.

Ridoc treats Xaden’s place in the Senarium as politically dangerous once Xaden’s dark wielding is known to the group. A later warning under the Second Aretia Accord adds that angering Tyrrendor’s duke would be dangerous because he commands the largest portion of the army.