Volume I ends with the death of Dahilis and the birth of Dahut;
II with the death of Dahilis reincarnated as a seal;
III with the destruction of Ys and the death of Dahut;
IV with the laying to rest of Dahut's ghost that had haunted the Ysan ruins.
Thus, Dahilis and Dahut, Queens of Ys, unify the Tetralogy.
Also, Gratillonius, King of Ys, husband of Dahilis and father of Dahut, both delivers Dahut and lays her to rest so that he, the title character, further unifies the series.
The Ysan Gods chose Dahut as Queen. If Gratillonius had consummated his marriage with her, then Volume III would have ended differently. However, the Gods had either decided or been obliged to withdraw before the approach of a new God. Consequently, they used Gratillonius' allegiance to another old God, Mithras, to make an impossible demand on him.
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