>--- Steven Brust <skzb at dreamcafe.com> wrote: >> At 09:54 AM 12/31/2002 -0500, Jag wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> *** Spoiler Space -- PotD **** >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *** Spoiler Space -- PotD **** >> >> >> >> >> > >> >PotD, bottom of page 114, top of page 115. >> Khaavren is talking to >> >Kytran. Khaavren mentions that Sethra had >> contacted him and told him to >> >prepare his son for a journey. And on page 88, we >> see that this >> >original message to Khaavren, from Sethra (making a >> small assumption, >> >but I see no reason to doubt it) came before Zivra >> left Adrilankha. We >> >don't know if it came before or after Zivra's >> guardians had heard from >> >Sethra (it probablly came at the same time), but we >> do know that Piro >> >was on the guest list before Sethra had ever talked >> to Zivra. >> >> >> Uh...did I put something in the book implying or >> stating that it was Zivra >> who requested that Piro be sent for? If so, that >> was *major* screw-up, and >> I just can't figure out how I did that. I can't >> remember ever, during the >> writing, thinking that was going on, and if I messed >> that one up, I'm awful >> curious about how I did it, and how I can fix it in >> future editions. >> >> > >Personnally, I got it from Kytraan's assumption that >they were all summoned by Zerika on p. 253: > >"Well," said Kytraan, "this at least explains why you, >of all people, should be summoned by this mysterious >Phoenix." > >"Yes, that is solved, but many other things are not." > >"Zivra--or, as we should properly call her, >Zerika--said, "It is true. <snip>" > >You'll notice that Zerika did not correct Kytraan's >assumption. > thnk you, that is where I too got the impression that Zerika wanted a friend along. I thought I was mis-remembering the timeline of sethra's requests to their parents. JAA