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Rien's wife and child died after he was ordered by the Prescripts of the Index to imitate Roland's tragic fate. What Happened to Rien's Family • The Prescript Order: Rien was instructed by his Prescripts (directives from the Index/Hermes) to live out a life mirroring Roland's tragedy. • Tragic Demise: His original wife and child ultimately died because Rien followed—or failed to stop—the events dictated by his Prescripts. • His Reaction and Conflict: While Rien possessed deep affection for them and tried to delay the outcomes or briefly ignore instructions by taking trips, he ultimately submitted to his orders and watched his family perish. • Aftermath: This trauma left him emotionally hollow ("Rien" meaning "nothing"), leading him to later act as a surrogate nursefather to Ryōshū (Yoshihide) in the House of Spiders.