> The thing that gets me is, even once Aliera's > parentage is verified and accepted, how can she be > Dragon Heir? As far as I can tell, she's not only a > bastard (did I miss Adron's and Verra's nuptials?) but "Bastard" doesn't always mean "born out of wedlock". It can also mean un-acknowledged by the father, or perhaps by either parent in the gender-equal world of Dragaera. For all we know, it may be public knowledge that Verra is Aliera's mother. Although this seems to awe Vlad some little bit, Dragaerans take a much more non-chalant attitude toward gods. Since Aliera's rank as heir comes from her father, all that may matter is that he is clearly her father and that she is a member of the House. If being Verra's daughter disqualifies her as a potential heir, then it would probably have to disqualify her from being a member of the House as well. Maybe there's a clause in the bylaws excepting the half-breeds of gods. > daughter of a Goddess. Are you really gonna call her a > half-breed bastard?" > > The only actual reason that I can think of for the > Dragon Council accepting her as Heir is if her > mother's heritage is so superior that it doesn't > matter that it's not Dragon genes. But if it's really > that superior, how can we account for their naming > Norathar Heir? e'Lanya trumps e'Kieron *and* e'Verra? > That seems unlikely to me. Maybe the Dragon Council > was cowed all along and jumped at Norathar as an > excuse to get the half-breed bastard out of the > position without having to call her that to her face > and get smote by her mother. > > ~J > > ~-~-~-~-~-~-~ > "When they say that people should bring things > to their relationships, I hadn't thought that meant > that one person should keep a sword in her torso > and that the other one should turn into a car." > --Elena, on "Revolutionary Girl Utena" > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! > http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/