>>However Kieron manages to father Devera, it happens in some other time and >>place. >Where did this idea come from? is it just a theory or is it in one of the >books? >Christine It's apocryphal. Steve has been quoted on the subject but it's not been revealed in any of the books so it's always open to change if there's a Cool reason to do so. See the Steven Brust faq at http://www.bofh.com/books/brust-faq.html#devera for more information on the topic.