There is a conversation between Fetch and Kelsea. This conversation shows the bravery that Kelsea has. She is willing to sacrifice herself to the death
for her people. Fetch is amazed by the courage and the spirit that Kelsea has. He gives his trust, for she will become the True Queen of the Tearling.
Kelsea successfully destroys Thorne’s illegal shipment. She frees the people and burns the cages. After that, Kelsea and her guards are going back to
the Keep, but on their way back, they meet her old enemy, the Caden. Kelsea and her guards are warry about this situation.
After watching the Caden for a moment , the Queen’s Guards recognize
the leader of the Caden. His name is Merrit. Merrit is one of the famous faction leaders in the Caden. Other Caden members look highly upon him. Merrit
approaches Kelsea and her guards.He is bringing a child with him. The small boy had crept up behind his father to wrap an arm around his
leg, and now Merrit reached down without thinking and picked him up ag
ain. “According to Sean, it’s you I have to thank for his life.” “Many lives were saved last night. I’m glad your boy is one of them.”
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Apparently one of the child who is on the illegal shipment is Merrit’s
son. Merrit thanks Kelsea for saving his son. Merrit also offers his assistance to Kelsea. After a friendly conversation between Kelsea and Merrit, Merrit salutes
Kelsea. Based on the story, the writer decribes it as a rare situation because Caden does not bow to anyone.
The Queen’s Guards also shocked with what has happened. The Caden are famous mercenaries. They will do things as long as they
are paid. They do not offer free things to for anyone. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
“Should you need my assistance, find a baker’s boy named Nick down in the Wells,” Merrit continue, speaking to Mace now. “He’ll know how to
get a message to me, and he’ll do it quietly.” He bowed to Kelsea and turned to walk back to his horse, his gait slow so as not to wake the child.
Johansen, 2014: 469
The dialogue above gives a clue to describe Kelsea as a brave queen. She gains the respect from her enemies. She does her decision bravely and makes her
enemies respect her. She also gains a lot of respect from her people in Tearling after succesfully stop the illegal shipment. She is being called as the True Queen
of Tearling for her courage. From all the evidences and descriptions that the writer has gathered, it
can be concluded that Kelsea has a brave characteristic. The writer describes that Kelsea’s courage makes people trust her and makes her enemies respect her. Even
the people of Tearling also worship her new queen for her courage.
2. Wise
In addition to her brave personality, the writer describes Kelsea as a character who is respected and loved by her people because of her wisdom. Every
decision, thought, and action she takes is always based on her people’s needs and
not for her own pleasure. As one example, Carlin, her foster mother is one of the figures who teaches Kelsea wisdom since she was little. She tells Kelsea to make
every decision wisely. Carlin does not want her to become a cold-blooded person. She wants her to be wise and open-minded.
“But don’t allow reliance on weapons to impair your mind, Kelsea. Your wits have always been sound; see that you don
’t lose them along the way. It’s easy to do so when you pick up a sword.” Johansen, 2014: 22
Kelsea’s wisdom is also shown when she thanks the Queen’s Guards for taking her back to the Tearling safely and sound. It is when Kelsea and the
Queen’s Guardsare on their way back to Tearling. They are getting ready to leave the woods and to continue their journey after taking some rest. Kelsea notices that
the Queen’s Guards does not seem to like this journey. That is because Kelsea, the true heir to the royal throne of Tearling, is being targeted by his uncle, Thomas
Regent and the Red Queen of Mortmesne. But Kelsea guarantees the Queens Guards a decent life when they arrived at the Keep. What is said by Kelsea
becomes a clue for the writer that Kelsea has a characteristic. “I know that none of you chose this errand, but I thank you for it. I would
welcome any of you in my guard, but either way, your families will be taken care of. I swear... for what it’s worth.” Johansen, 2014: 64
The next proof is when Kelsea feels furious about the things that she sees in a huge field. In the field, she sees poor and thin people. They look like
scarecrows. It seems like they do not live in a proper life. Kelsea feels sorry for them and she feels responsible for their lives. The writer describes that Kelsea is
someone who does not abandon anyone. Her queen ’s instinct appears
spontaneously when she sees such injustice situation. Kelsea’s responbility is to
give them a proper life when she becomes a queen. That is how Kelsea’s wisdom
revealed and shown. She had dreaded being a queen most of her life, and she was ill equipped
for the task, she knew, though Barty and Carlin had done their best. She hadn’t grown in a castle hadn’t been raised in that privileged life. The
land she would rule frightened her in its vatness, but at the sight of the men and women working in the fields, something inside her seemed to
turn over and breathe deeply for the first time. All of these people were her responsibility. Johansen, 2014: 69
Other evidence is when Kelsea and Lazarus are chased by the Caden in the forest. Carroll, the leader of the Queens Guard asks them all to disperse, but
unfortunately, the Caden finds and pursues Kelsea and Lazarus. Kelsea and Lazarus defeat the Caden successfully, but there is Fetch and
his entourage who manage to kidnap Kelsea. As already described above, Fetch is a cold-blooded man, a mysterious thief. When Kelsea is detained
in Fetch’s tent, Fetch gives her some tests about her vision to become a queen. If Kelsea answers
the test carelessly, then her life will be ended. Yet, Kelsea answers the tests wisely. Therefore, Fetch frees her on the next day together with Lazarus.
“I’ll govern for the good of the governed. I’ll make sure that every citizen is properly educated and doctored. I’ll cease wasteful spending
and ease the burden on the poor through redistribution of land and goods and taxation....” Johansen, 2014: 99
From the speech that Kelsea said, the writer concludes that Kelsea will be a queen who will rule her kingdom in a wise and equitably way. Being wise and
equitably is crucial to make a fairlaw for everyone without seeing their background and position. Because of her wise answers on the tests given by
Fetch, Kelsea survives and returns to her kingdom with Lazarus of the Mace. After arriving at Tearling and stopping the census bureau doing the
lottery for the shipment, Kelsea wants to pick her maids in the Keep. Kelsea lets the women on the field to decide their own decision. If they decide to become
maid in the kingdom, they will be given a decent life. Kelsea also promises a bright future for
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impose penalties on them. It becomes one of the proofs that Kelsea respects everyone’s decision. The writer describes Kelsea as someone wise because she
does not harm the rights of others. “..., I promise that you and your loved ones will receive every protection
at my disposal. Not only protection, but all that my own children will one day receive. Education, the best of food and medical care, and the ability
to learn any trade they choose..” Johansen, 2014: 154-155 “I also give you my word that anyone who wishes to leave my service
will be allowed to do so at any time, witho ut delay.” Johansen, 2014:
155 The statements above explain
Kelsea’s wisdom over someone’s rights. She respects the rights of others. She gives freedom for the maids in her kingdom.
She does not ask them to always be there for her, but still allows them to take care of their children and have their time with their family.
On the other hand, Kelsea’s wisdom cultivates the hatred of Arlen Thorne, the leader of the Census Bureau. Thorne is someone who likes the
freedom to do anything. Although he has his own right, but his point of view about freedom is not the same with Kelsea’s mindset and her rule in the kingdom.
Thorne desires to continue sending slaves to Mortmesne. Thorne thinks that Kelsea is different with his uncle, Thomas Regent. Thomas is a careless and a
selfish person. He will do what he pleased and he does not care with other people’s life. Thomas Regent is the brother of the late queen of the Tearling. He is
not the heir of the throne and he manages to kill Kelsea before arriving at Tearling.
What Thorne valued was the freedom to continue doing whatever he wished, without restraint. With the official slave trade gone, it seemed a
likely bet that the queen would turn her attention to the black market next. Traffic in weapons, narcotics, children . . . the new queen was not
the Regent, she’d proved that already; she cared about the low as well as the great. That was why Thorne had decreed that she had to go.
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The statement above explains in detail that Kelsea’s ways in ruling is
different with Thomas Regent. It triggers Thorne’s hatred. Kelsea prefers the right
of the people. Kelseas way of ruling is based on the moral value of humanity and justice, while Thomas Regent and Arlen Thorne prefer to do things based on their
own pleasure. Kelsea’s wisdom is also revealed when Kelsea holds a hearing in the
Hall. At the hearing, Kelsea feels something is missing. She does not see the poor and the lower class people. She notices that most people who attend the hearing
are the nobles. She decides to change that. She gives the right for anyone to come to the audience, regardless of their class.
As she went up the aisle, many in the crowd gave her disgusted glances, but Kelsea was unimpressed; they’d likely behaved no better during the
last invasion. As on the day of her crowning, there were no poor here. She would have to change that. Next week when she held audience, she
would tell Mace to throw the doors open to the first few hundred who came. Johansen, 2014: 379
The last evidence that the writer can collect is when Kelsea is chasing Thorne. When
Kelsea successfully attacks and destroys Thorne’s entourage, her guards manage to capture one of the traitors. The traitor is Javel, one of the
