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After five years, Sirrus and Achenar returned to Narayan. This return visit occurred just prior to their efforts to "plunder and subjugate"{{refn|group=note|name=sg202|Strategy Guide, p. 202.<ref name=stratguide />}} the rest of their father's Ages. Upon their return, they claimed to possess the power to "fix" Narayan so that the Narayani people would not have to spend so much of their time tending to the [[lattice tree]]s—claims which ultimately had no substance, as they had never actually learned ''regestoy''. This claim seduced many of the younger generation, who often strained against the Elders' traditions and dictates. While not yet an elder in his people's society, Saavedro did hope to one day attain that distinction. Yet he was also described as a "free thinker", who may have originally been receptive to Sirrus and Achenar's claims.{{refn|group=note|name=sg204|Strategy Guide, p. 204.<ref name=stratguide />}} The murals that Saavedro painted in the various lesson Ages indicate that he attempted to serve as a neutral party, apprehensive of the divisions the brothers were engendering in his society, but still hopeful that they would keep their word and help his people. | After five years, Sirrus and Achenar returned to Narayan. This return visit occurred just prior to their efforts to "plunder and subjugate"{{refn|group=note|name=sg202|Strategy Guide, p. 202.<ref name=stratguide />}} the rest of their father's Ages. Upon their return, they claimed to possess the power to "fix" Narayan so that the Narayani people would not have to spend so much of their time tending to the [[lattice tree]]s—claims which ultimately had no substance, as they had never actually learned ''regestoy''. This claim seduced many of the younger generation, who often strained against the Elders' traditions and dictates. While not yet an elder in his people's society, Saavedro did hope to one day attain that distinction. Yet he was also described as a "free thinker", who may have originally been receptive to Sirrus and Achenar's claims.{{refn|group=note|name=sg204|Strategy Guide, p. 204.<ref name=stratguide />}} The murals that Saavedro painted in the various lesson Ages indicate that he attempted to serve as a neutral party, apprehensive of the divisions the brothers were engendering in his society, but still hopeful that they would keep their word and help his people. | ||
Over time, the divisions between factions of the Narayani deepened into a civil war that engulfed the entire society. The lattice trees went untended, and began to collapse. Saavedro, desperate to save his family and his people, followed Sirrus and Achenar back to J'nanin after they fled | Over time, the divisions between factions of the Narayani deepened into a civil war that engulfed the entire society. The lattice trees went untended, and began to collapse. Saavedro, desperate to save his family and his people, followed Sirrus and Achenar back to J'nanin after they fled adres. | ||
=== Exile === | === Exile === | ||
On J'nanin, Saavedro pleaded with Atrus's sons to honor their promise and fix Narayan. Instead, they tied Saavedro to one of the light posts used to unlock the [[Voltaic]] linking chamber and linked back to [[Myst]], burning their [[Linking Book]] in front of him as they left. While Saavedro was able to break free of his restraints before he died of exposure, he was unable to return to Narayan because the Descriptive Book was locked away in its vault inside J'nanin's central tower. | On J'nanin, Saavedro pleaded with Atrus's sons to honor their promise and fix Narayan. Instead, they tied Saavedro to one of the light posts used to unlock the [[Voltaic]] linking chamber and linked back to [[Myst]], burning their [[Linking Book]] in front of him as they left. While Saavedro was able to break free of his restraints before he died of exposure, he was unable to return to Narayan because the Descriptive Book was locked away in its vault inside J'nanin's central tower. |