<P> She returns a second time, bringing Psyche a lamp for her to use while her "husband" sleeps, and when Psyche insists that she will not betray her husband by disobeying his command, Orual threatens both Psyche and herself, stabbing herself in the arm to show she is capable of following through on her threat . Ultimately, reluctantly, Psyche agrees because of the coercion and her love for her sister . </P> <P> When Psyche obeys Orual, she is immediately banished from her beautiful castle and forced to wander as an exile . The God of the Mountain appears to Orual, stating that Psyche must now endure hardship at the hand of a force he himself could not fight (likely his mother the goddess Ungit), and that "You too shall be Psyche," which statement Orual attempts to interpret for the rest of her life, usually taking it to mean that as Psyche suffers, she will suffer also . She decries the injustice of the gods, saying that if they had shown her a picture of Psyche's happiness that was easier to believe, she would not have ruined it . From this day forward she vows that she will keep her face veiled at all times . </P> <P> Eventually, Orual becomes a Queen, and a warrior, diplomat, architect, reformer, politician, legislator, and judge, though all the while remaining alone . She drives herself, through work, to forget her grief and the love she has lost . Psyche is gone, her other family she never cared for, and her beloved tutor, "the Fox," has died . Her main love interest throughout the novel, Bardia the captain of the royal guard, is married and forever faithful to his wife until his death . To her, the gods remain, as ever, silent, unseen, and merciless . </P> <P> While Bardia is on his deathbed, Orual decides she can no longer stand the sight of her own kingdom and decides to leave it for the first time to visit neighboring kingdoms . While resting on her journey, she leaves her group at their camp and follows sounds from within a wood, which turn out to be coming from a temple to the goddess Istra (Psyche). There Orual hears a version of Psyche's myth, which shows her as deliberately ruining her sister's life out of envy . In response, she writes out her own story, as set forth in the book, to set the record straight . Her hope is that it will be brought to Greece, where she has heard that men are willing to question even the gods . </P>

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