Deret Beshelar

Deret Beshelar is a Lieutenant of the Untheileneise Guard and First Nohecharis to Edrehasivar VII.

Appearance
When Maia first saw him, Deret was a "sober-faced young man dressed as a soldier and with a soldier's topknot, but wearing the Drazhadeise seal on a baldric across his chest." At times he had a "flat, withering voice."

Personality
Deret typically appears to disapprove of most things, particularly things that Maia does.

Life
Deret served as a Lieutenant of the Untheileneise Guard until Varenechibel IV and his sons were killed on the Wisdom of Choharo, and Captain Verer Orthema assigned Deret to be Maia's First Nohecharis. He arrived first at the Tortoise Room and witnessed Maia having a fit of laughter, which Deret seemed to disapprove of.

The second day that Maia took up residence at the Untheileneise Court, Maia's Second Nohecharei arrived to relieve the First Nohecharei: Lieutenant Telimezh and Dazhis Athmaza.

Deret witnessed Maia answering questions from Lord Chancellor Uleris Chavar as part of Maia's coronation. Maia took Deret and Cala as his companions to his vigil. After Maia's vigil, Deret gave his oath to Maia (along with Cala, Dazhis, and Telimezh) as one of Maia's nohecharei. “They were. . . bound to him until their deaths, and past, for they would be buried with him”.

Deret was on duty during the wake after the funeral. Sheveän Drazharan lectured Maia for his treatment of the body of her husband, and when Maia's attempts to calm her failed, Deret ultimately helped cut her off, and she left.

Sheveän and Uleris Chavar talked Dazhis into their employ, promising him that he would become Adremaza after the death of Sehalis Athmaza, and that he would be Idra's First Nohecharis, and used him to knock out Telimezh, and thus allow Sheveän's armsmen to kidnap Maia to Idra's apartments, in an attempt to get Maia to abdicate. Maia bought time for the Untheileneise Guard to arrive and break down to the door to where Sheveän and Uleris were keeping Maia to rescue him.

The day, Sehalis presented Kiru as Dazhis' replacement. Maia figured out Kiru was female, and Sehalis reassured Maia she could be trusted. Maia insisted they check if Telimezh objected. Deret protested that Maia could not appear before her unclothed, as was likely to happen in the course of her duties, to which Kiru replied that she was a cleric of Csaivo. Although Telimezh clearly wanted to check with Deret first, he did not, and said, "If you do not object, Serenity, it is not for us to be obstructive. We will be pleased to work with Kiru Athmaza."

Dazhis Athmaza
Deret was furious at Dazhis for everything related to the coup, and thought Deret deserved to commit revethvoran. If Dazhis' actions had resulted in Maia's death, Deret would have committed revethvoran as well.

Kiru Athmaza
Deret initially disapproved of a woman being a bodyguard for Maia.

Maia Drazhar
Maia was often intimidated by the weight of Deret's expectations, but enjoyed his support and valued his friendship. Deret was, in his own way, fond of Maia.

Telimezh
Telimezh was initially nervous around Deret. He often looked to Deret for approval.