> -----Original Message----- > From: Philip Hart [mailto:philiph at SLAC.Stanford.EDU] > Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 12:31 > To: Warlord > Cc: dragaera at dragaera.info > Subject: RE: Speaking of Vlad and Kiera > > > > after some editing: > > On Thu, 20 Feb 2003, Warlord wrote: > > > > From: Steve Simmons [mailto:scs at lokkur.dexter.mi.us] > > > > > > > If one assume that Sethra is telling a minimal truth in her reply, > > > all we've really found out is that whoever gave the vial to Sethra > > > (as Sethra? or as Kiera?) was female. We don't even know if the > > > giver of the vial was the donor of the blood. Given who Aliera > > > really is, it's quite possible that the blood is Alieras or Deveras. > > > > I had not considered Aleira. Interesting thought; however, being the > > offspring of a god(dess) does not necessarily make one a god. > > > I asked why Vlad couldn't have given Aliera's blood to Morrolan perhaps a > month ago - I think the counterargument was that Aliera's blood qualifies > her to leave but, uhh, sorry, I forget what it was (how does one look up > past posts?) and otherwise _Taltos_ wouldn't make sense. > > On the subject, doesn't Verra tell Vlad never to show his face round there > again? And doesn't Vlad pop up at least three subsequent times in Verra's > all-white apt. without any apparent consequences? Does she somehow not > live (or whatever it is she does) in the Paths? I'm under the impression that she does live there. The Halls are (center?) in the Paths. This explains, or at least starts to, the shifting through time perspective. Example: she knows the blood is needed, but not precisely the reason. I'm waiting for Vlad to meet himself: "Verra, I'm beside myself waiting for you to answer." W