--- lazarus <lazarus33pjf at cox.net> wrote: > On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:09:51 -0700 (PDT), you wrote: ... > >It does bring to mind a question, though: > > > >> "But the truth he has based his policies > >> on, the fuel for this fire he is building, has no such strength in > the > >> Empire. Perhaps in ten thousand years, or a hundred thousand, but > not > >> now." > > > >My understanding is that the Empire is governed, ultimately, by the > >Cycle (at least to the Dragaerans, I can't remember how the > >Lords of Judgment view the subject). If Kelly's truth has > >no strength in the Empire, but might sometime in the future, what > >might this say about the future of the Empire and the Cycle? > >What's she trying to say, here? And how much of it is what she > >means, compared to what Vlad hears? > > > >Hmm... > > > >ChrisO > > What's the length of the cycle again? Possibly Kelly's policies would > work when the Teckla are ascendant? >From Alexx Kay's site, "A House can hold the Orb between 289 (17^2) and 4,913 (17^3) years (Tl 96-97)." If we assume the next Dragon reign starts "tomorrow", then the next Teckla reign starts 3,757 to 63,869 years from "now". Using Alexx's average of 775 years per reign gives an expected time of 10,075 years. Hm, very suspicious. Jerry Friedman __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail