In a message dated 12/30/2002 10:11:19 AM Eastern Standard Time, Jag <agrajag at dragaera.net> writes: >On Mon, 2002-12-23 at 11:25, Michelle Goepp wrote: >> Yet why >> then would she involve the title character of the >> novel, who is Piro, the Viscount of Adrilankha, and >> who we are assured us a good deal younger than the >> Phoenix Heir? > > I believe that Piro was Zerika's choice. She grew up with > him and probablly missed him. She also doubtless knew of > Piro's parents, so there is no doubt that Piro would be a > good travelling companion, as well as being someone that > the remaining Pheonix already trusts. Piro was summoned by Sethra weeks before Zerika learned who she really was. --KG