![]() ![]() He mostly makes up with the Mathemagician, though their argument appears likely to continue long after the novel’s close. King Azaz and the armies of Dictionopolis arrive to lead the final fight against the demons who live in the Mountains of Ignorance. ![]() He’s more than happy to let Milo lead the rescue mission, though he does send Milo with a gift: all the words Azaz knows, which Milo can use to ask and answer any question he needs to. Years before the novel begins, this feud led King Azaz to agree to imprison the princesses Rhyme and Reason in the Castle in the Air-though in the present, Azaz laments that he ever agreed to this and suggests it’d be better if the princesses return. This forms the basis of his ongoing feud with his brother, the Mathemagician (who believes numbers are superior). As the king of the kingdom of words, King Azaz fully believes that words and language are far more important than numbers. He’s a huge man with a long beard, and he wears robes embroidered with the alphabet. 44 The Story of Ferdinand (Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson, 1936) 45 The Lord of the Rings (JRR Tolkien, 1954) 46 The Owl Service (Alan Garner, 1967) 47 Ronia, the Robber's Daughter (Astrid Lindgren. ![]() Azaz is the king of Dictionopolis and the Mathemagician’s brother. ![]()
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