On Tue, 2002-11-26 at 03:17, David Silberstein wrote: > On Tue, 26 Nov 2002, Andrew Bailey wrote: > > >David Silberstein wrote: > >> Note: spoilers below. > >> > >> > > Yet another possibility - Aliera deliberately refrained from > communicating because she wanted her father to attack, and not send a > rescue operation (which he might have done if he knew the specifics of > where she was being held, and of her impending execution). That's what I was thinking of at first. However, Aliera knew what spell Adron had in store. And I also feel its safe to assume that 1) Aliera asked Mario to free her from prison, and 2) Aliera asked Mario to actully kill the Emperor. Given this, it seems to be a mis-step on Aliera's part[1][2] that she did not think what would happen if her father was using his spell when the Emperor was killed. Perhaps talking to her father before her arrest could have prevented the Disaster. Also, something that quite a few people seem to be forgetting is that Aliera knew she was going to be arrested. When Khaavren came to arrest her, she simply asked him what took so long. There was plenty of time (a matter of hours) during which she knew she would be arrested and could have easily spoken with Adron then if she'd wished, no matter what stones are or aren't in the prison. [1] She is a young Dragonlord afterall. [2] Yes, it does pain me to think of Aliera as partially responsible. Jag