On Feb 15, 2006, at 12:25 PM, Jon_Lincicum at stream.com wrote: > Howard Brazee <howard at brazee.net> > Sent by: dragaera-bounces at dragaera.info > 02/15/06 09:04 AM > > To > > cc > dragaera at dragaera.info > Subject > Re: Speculations about Sethra and the Lavodes (Was RE: TEST) > > > > >> I don't think fertility is an urgent need here. She might have long >> term plans of returning to mortality. But she probably has lots of >> long term plans of a grander nature. > > One other point to consider--even if Sethra were still alive, she > would be > well past the age of Dragaeran menopause. > > By a factor of at least 10,000 I would say. Gee, how anthropocentric of you! I have not yet heard that Dragaerans menstruate, much less pause. I could hypothesize a voluntary estrus, induced by sorcery (at least since the interregnum ended), for the sole purpose of conception in contrast to purely recreational sex which could take place anywhen.