Jag wrote: > I've been rereading FHYA and noticed something a little odd. Near the > end of the book, the last straw that causes Adron to go from waiting > to attacking is learning of the arrest of his daughter. At the time > Aerich comments on how he'd like to know the details of the arrest, > and Adron confers and says that he will ask when he storms the city. > > However, earlier in the book it is noted that Adron and Aliera are > capable of psionic communication with each other. So, this leads me > to wonder, why didn't Aliera just tell her father what happened? And > why didn't Adron try to communicate with Aliera to ask her? > > As best I can figure, Aliera hoped her arrest would lead to Adron > taking action. That's why she was so nonchalant about Khaavren > coming to arrest her. As for Adron, I suppose we can just assume > that he was so outraged at what happened that he didn't think to, or > want to[1], find out what really happened. > > I'm also somewhat surprised that Paarfi didn't predict this possible > question from the reader and try to answer it for us.[2] > > Does anyone else have any possible explinations for why Adron and > Aliera didn't communicate with one another following her arrest? > > > Jag > > > [1] There was a comment on how Adron was purposefully keeping some of > his 'steam' in so that he would attack the Emporer. > > [2] Unless he did it in about the last 50 pages of the book, in which > case I'm going to feel really stupid once I get to that part again. Here is the simple answer... If you read I believe Phoenix there is description of a black stone in the prisons... Yep... Black Phoenix stone, it prevents Psionic communication so I believe that should answer your question. (and it makes sense that it would be in the prisons)