[quote=@HeySeuss]
Well, the rules of inheritance aren't strict, and that was part of the consternation. But Sileon is nowhere near the one that Aroesus favored to inherit should something happen. Neither would Aroesus' eldest. It's more fluid than that and has to do with favor and the like. 

But Sileon isn't awake, and certainly isn't releasing people from Sharzunates. Sharzunates' defenses weakened considerably at the moment of Aroesus' death, and the power to hold deities there was weakened considerably. Those deities may not be able to just walk off, but they can certainly be rescued easily enough now.[/quote]

I think I'm missing something:

[quote=@HeySeuss]Lymaeus, weakened from her births, was smashed down by Ventu, her children shackled along with Aroesus and his siblings for their rebellion. It was Sileon, left free, trusted, who Ventu thought understood the best, who freed them from their imprisonment in Sharzunates[/quote]