On page 6 reference is made to the Emperor exiling his sister some four hundred years previously. She ought to be accounted for - this reflects my earlier concern about Skinter's conclave in which it is universally believed that the House of the Phoenix is extinct. On page 371 there is a brief conversation between Sethra and Aliera as they proceed from Adron's camp to propose to the Emperor that he abdicate (in a way almost guaranteed to elicit a refusal - it seems difficult to believe that Paarfi thinks S wanted to succeed given the way he reports the proposal). S asks Aliera if she understands the purpose of her father's spell, Aliera says yes, and is surprised when S doesn't pursue the matter. It is a pleasure to see her being so laconic in view of her interview with Pel in _tPotD_.