Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6192846-20130929130231/@comment-6192846-20141024192905

Taken from this comment. Again, the epilogue goes over the two vessels being the sword and the doll, hence the elaboration on their specific name origins.

And no, he didn't let her take the sword out of arrogance. He refused to betray her, even if she was betraying him; he openly acknowledges she's the reason he is where he is by then. The only point of contension was Lukana, who he also refused to let go, whether he had the power to defeat her or not.

I.R. openly admits she could acquire Lukana at any time and tells Veno to his face that he'll eventually lose his remain power without the sword (and that his kingdom will collapse). This is where his arrogance kicks in down the line afterward in the narrative.

And once again, Sati only ever went on this journey when I.R. threatened him; he was disinclined to going until that point. How is it suddenly in his best interest to take the tool/potential vessel for himself? If I.R.'s going to lie, why not say it at the outset instead of waiting til the Duke has the tool and acknowledges it as a vessel?

I.R.'s Sati's enabler and facilitater. If he betrayed her, he shoots himself in the foot. If she chooses to leave, he'd have to accept it. Neither of them gain from deceiving one another over a vessel/magic tool in this scenario. Irina ends up getting two vessels out of the event, the doll and the sword.