On 6/15/06, S. Hall wrote: > Are you forgetting that in Issola, Aliera was, presumably, able to > "teleport" herself to Verra's Halls, or at least some place where she can > communicate with Verra? Are you quite certain of this memory? Because I am trying to recall this event, and failing. But then, I have misremembered before. Perhaps you have textev, or at least some context for where this is mentioned? > If she could manage to convince Verra to appear > before the Dragon Council, which I believe would be the truly hard part, and > claim Aliera as her daughter, would the Council dare refute or question her > word? She has a certain reputation, but Aliera would never lie about her > parentage either, it's not honorable. As I've said before, it must be the case that the question of Aliera's mother, and her specific legitimacy, was argued by *Adron* while Aliera was still an infant. Aas you say, quite possibly with Verra's direct testimony. Now that Aliera is an adult, the point is most certainly moot, as far as the Dragon Council is concerned. Although I do find myself wondering if perhaps Aliera's birth (and acceptance as a Dragon) might have had some influence on the Dragon Council deciding that perhaps the e'Lanya line of Dragons was a better choice for the Heir and Adron. Even if they accepted Aliera, there might have been a vague distrust of Verra and her motives that made the choice of changing the Heir just a bit easier.