Gametech wrote: > 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) Let me rephrase it answers the question about why Adron didn't speak with Aliera via psionic communication.