Devera could have been concieved while Aliera was incorporeal. > >particularly willing to let her go in the first place), or was Devera > >conceived during the events of Taltos? (And if so, when?) > > The biggest argument against this is that Aliera never leaves Vlad and > Morollan. The entire episode in the Halls of Judgement takes place over = > a > few subjective hours. There's no time or occasion for Aliera to have had = > a > tet-a-tet with Kieron, nor is there any indication at the time that they > would be emotionally inclined towards such a relationship. Rather the > opposite. > > However Kieron manages to father Devera, it happens in some other time = > and > place.=20 > > As boring as it sounds, I think Verra's reference to Aliera's = > "companion" is > simply a reference to Vlad who has already been told that he's being = > allowed > to leave. If she wasn't the Dragon heir, then they wouldn't have > re-corporated her and Vlad and Morollan would have been forced to stay = > as > well. > > > >