--- David Silberstein <davids at Kithrup.COM> wrote: > Hmm. For some reason, I was certain that Loudin was > Noima's child, > yet I see that the phrasing "now the Phoenix Heir", > as does > Khaavren's apparently distant awareness of her, > strongly suggests > that she was not the Heir before. I think Loudin's actions aren't really consistent with being Noima's child. If she were she could have found out how bad conditions were in the court and if it was a good idea to leave the city much easier. It's possible Noima's child wasn't born beneath a phoenix and was disqualified as Heir. He might also have died at sea, in a war or in an uprising somewhere, especially if he joined the army. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html