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Vlad Taltos Lavode/Pregnancy

Tue Jan 25 13:01:53 PST 2005

On Tue, 25 Jan 2005, Philip Hart wrote:

@> > (Imagine having this conversation with someone: "I'd like to name the
@> > kid after my ex-husband.")
@>
@> Why not?

If Cawti was still in a relationship with whoever, that would probably be
fairly awkward. On the other hand, I suppose a sufficient application of
knives and/or sex could resolve that issue, at least temporarily.

@> > Further, remember Noish-pa's prophecy about holding Vlad's kid in his
@> > arms;
@>
@> AFB, but isn't the prophecy that N-p would hold a grandchild?

That sounds right.

@> Perhaps he's adopted Cawti, or perhaps V will raise the child as his,
@> so...

Could be. But then we're heading into obfuscation-land again. It's
entirely possible, but it doesn't seem to line up right with what's
already happened; it would feel like a trick just for the sake of a trick,
not something that came naturally out of the storyline. Although, yes,
that's entirely a matter of opinion.

@> > obviously there could be /another/ kid, but then we're just
@> > heading real deep into soap terrain. I'd buy it if it were a Paarfi
@> > novel, but in the main Vlad storyline? Eh.
@>
@> True.  Anyay, I'm gonna stick with the straightforward version here.
@> Maybe the speculative-minded could figure out who VN got his soul from...

Kieron, obviously.