Itempas is disgraced after the events of the 1st book, but as a central god, he can't be killed as would anyone else who treated Nahadoth and Siehe as he did. Jemisin uses this conundrum to explore what rehabilitation, restitution, and growth look like. Oree is a determined, irreverant protagonist who I really enjoyed. I'm realizing that this series is less about any one character than it is about the history of this world.