Philip Hart <philiph at slac.stanford.edu> writes: > We should consider a point about the end of _FHYA_ I was > neglecting: the deal to cover Tortaalik's abdication did not > envisage a substitute Phoenix. As best I recall, there was no > particular need for a Dragon emperor at the time, just a competent > one. Yet the options discussed by Aerich and Adron do not include > setting a reasonable Phoenix on the throne. Remember that this deal was written by Adron, who was Willing To Bet His Life that the Cycle had already turned. He did not believe that another Phoenix would improve matters any. -- Konrad Gaertner - - - - - - - - - - - - - - email: gaertk at aol.com http://kgbooklog.livejournal.com/ "I don't mind hidden depths but I insist that there be a surface." -- James Nicoll