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In the novel [[Penitent (Novel)|Penitent]], [[Alizebeth Bequin|Beta Bequin]] discovers that the number '119' may be a key to decrypting a written cipher, and help reveal the identity of the [[King in Yellow]]. An astronomer named Frederik Dance reveals to her that, while the number 119 bears many meanings, one of its component numbers, 19, is most commonly used among hermetics to refer to either the Second or Eleventh Primarch (although a number of other possible candidates are mentioned). He takes this to mean that the King in Yellow is one of the missing Primarchs.{{Fn|49a}}
Beta later asks herself how severe the two Primarchs' transgressions must have been for them to be removed from history, when even [[Horus Lupercal]] was still remembered, despite his crimes. She concludes that whatever happened must have had involved the [[Warp]], and that it must have been even worse than Horus' s sins.{{Fn|49b}}
Eventually, Beta discovers that the King is apparently one of the other candidates identified by Dance, [[Constantin Valdor]] of the [[Adeptus Custodes]], rather than one of the lost Primarchs.{{Fn|49c}}
