Oathbound

The Shadow King’s lost crown is a major symbol within Oathbound that highlights how power can corrupt. Arthur took the crown from Erebus centuries ago, and the Morgaines enchanted it so that no demon could sense where it was or possess it. Erebus’s lack of a crown has prevented him from ruling or returning to his demon plane, while the Morgaines that have hidden the crown away have used its shards to keep the magic of the original Morgaine alive. Erebus needs his crown to regain the power he once had, and he is willing to put the lives of others at risk for it. Yet the Morgaines want to keep the crown for themselves, using it as a token of power that the Order and the demons do not possess. Similarly, the former members of the Shadow Court who have information about the crown use it for their own purposes and trade the information in their demonic bartering system. When Mikael auctions the crown, the collectors know nothing of its magical powers, yet they still bid for the prestige that is associated with it. All of these people want the crown to possess some sort of power over others, yet Bree and her friends at Penumbra want to get the crown so that Erebus can return to his realm and stop feeding on Rootcrafters.