On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 rone at ennui.org wrote: > Jag writes: > Interesting theory, but in Phoenix Guards, we see where Aliera's birth > is announced to Adron, and IIRC, he was quite surprised when he heard > about it. This may just be Paarfi not knowing all the facts, but it > seems to indicate to me that Adron wasn't expecting the demon Goddess to > bear him a child. > > "I *know* i wore a condom." I was thinking that during Adron's double-take at the end of _TPG_ he was recalling a ritual (which he hadn't understood at the time) where he presented Verra with a vial of his blood (or some other precious bodily fluid). Or maybe not a vial, exactly. Aside, Dragaeran condoms _are_ for prevention of disease only.