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I found some confusion between Therem (multiple) & Arek in the legend (history?) of chapter 9, and the Therem & Arek as siblings (our Therem Estraven). This isn't helped by the fact that other siblings and other betrayals show up in other legends and some of it starts to jumble in my mind this far from reading it. A quick re-read of ch9 reminds me that "Estraven the Traitor" is a legendary name that our Therem/Estraven comes to wear in its own right, and yet the betrayal is with the best of intentions.
And yes, Therem is betrayed by a person who owed him loyalty, but I got the sense that it was not unexpected by Therem, that perhaps Therem even felt that it was deserved. I was almost surprised to see Therem make a run for it, but perhaps that was as much to force a quick end as anything else.
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