Gametech wrote: > Ok firstly, I think that there is a likleyhood that psionics were blocked, I am just stating that we do not have any real proof. And anyway I kinda like the idea that they didn't rather than they couldn't. > Even if it is the most likely conclusion? If Adron Knew that was good enough > for him to inquire to Aliera, From the way I gathered things if Aliera said > 'Daddy I helped a Jhereg Assassin that wants to kill the Emperor out' I > doubt he'd have been reprimanding her, or at least I think that Aliera > wouldn't fail to tell her father because she was embarrassed.. err.. is > Aliera capable of being embarrassed?, heh. True, but Dragons tend to get funny about assination. But then again I don't understand Dragons. I feel that had Ardon wanted to get in touch with his daughter he could have, phoenix stone or no phoenix stone. He was after all the preminent sourcerer of his era and an adept at per-empire magic. Also he may have realised that if he knew why his daughter was imprisoned, politically he could have difficulty justifing getting angry. It seemed to me that his attitude was, this gives me an excuse to something I kind of want to do, finding out more information could remove that excuse. > > My basis was on two specific things 1. I'm damn sure (unless my perceptions > deceive me) that Phoenix stone (black) exists in the Empire's capital city's > dungeon (of Vlad's time) and 2. that that dungeon/prison/hotel room > depending on who you are was the Empire's capital city's and it's not like > we are comparing two random apples one being granny smith and the other > being yellow delicious we are comparing two very similar things the prisons > of the Empire's capital city, and moreover we know that Aliera and Adron > were capable of, etc., etc. > And my basis is that the imperial prison in Adrihlanka(sp?) is not the same building and if it was not built post Ardons disastor was at least heavily rebuilt. I doubt very much that they could move the capital without some serious remodelling of the facilities. Basically you are comparing architecture from different cities and probably of a different era of construction. Of course I could be completely wrong I just don't think we have enough evidence to make a conclusive argument on either side. Andrew.