TalonRider

"A painting in a museum hears more ridiculous opinions than anything else in the world." Edmond de Goncourt.

Chapter 121 has been posted.

"The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense." Tom Clancy

We know that Jamie and Charlie are different from each other, so it would stand to reason that Niklas and Giovanni would be different as well. It would appear that our list of brothers is growing. We have Jamie and Charlie, Miro and David, Charles and Jonathan, and quite possibly Niklas and Giovanni. We know that Charles was the first Icarian created by Edmond Croal. We also know that he was allowed to grow and age like a normal human. This probably means that he was subjected to lots of testing and observation as he grew up. During my multiple readings, I've come across some clues that tends to lead me to suspect that Charles does not have any human DNA in him. In Book 2 in one of the conversations that Castor and Jamie have about Edmond, we learn that Edmond asked for a sample of blood and a swab. Then we have this clue in book 2 where Castor gives Jamie and Charlie that thin lipped expression indicating he's not to happy with them. Then back in book 1 we have Charles giving the same exact look from time to time during the Circle of Jonas. This tends to make me think that Charles is part Kalorian and possibly related to Castor to be showing the same expression.

Chapter 120 has been posted.

"God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers." Rudyard Kipling

Chapter 119 has been posted.

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Chapter 109 has been posted.

I've not heard anything from Jamie in some time. I did send him an email earlier this month when I received some spam. I had advised him it appeared someone had hacked into his email and changing his password should do the trick.

Chapter 108 has been posted.

Chapter 107 has been posted.

This is one of the mysteries that we may not be privy to between Castor and Jamie.. At this point we don't know where the orbs were. Were they stored at Gold Glass, with the Princes, or elsewhere? Actually, it was Cody who wrote the ceremony for the absorption of the Orbs. We learn that fact when Jamie is meeting with Cody and Prince Ivan before everyone leaves.

We may not know how Jamie came to be in possession of the orb, tho I suspect Renaud was instrumental in getting it. Jamie was the one to place it in the cryo unit with Charlie.

Jamie did complete his puberty cycle. It occurred on his birthday. The screen was set to enter it final stage at that point. Jamie was also having headaches prior to that. It was the night of his first command performance for the Emperor, upon showering when he returned to the dorms, that he noticed the black smudge that he thought was makeup. It was the Ghourm DNA that gave the their wings, not the the bird DNA everyone believed. Though it was brief, I think the small part with Matthew and Lancelot was meant to give us a location to identify them from. The Princes and Scribes were also present at the Ball. Remember, Jamie set things in place to help him remember things. Damian died for the bracelet. Renaud knew where Charlie was and probably had orders to remind Jamie if certain things hadn't occurred. It's possible, the same thing was set up with Giovanni. Fortunately, it was the Golden Orb that finally let Jamie remember where the Orb of the Unicorn is located, also leading him to Charlie. The seat of the Prince wasn't filled until the meeting held after the rescue of Jonathon.

The comet was something that wasn't accounted for so it threw the proverbial wrench into the works. The satellite did the best it could to repair the damage given there was no human help in doing so. I'm guessing the key to the orbs recognizing an Imperial High Seraphim is DNA. If I remember correctly, Loran has a touch of de Valen DNA. Charlie is two years younger than Jamie. I'm thinking that Charlie was put into stasis after his cycle began so he's not completed it yet. If he had, the Orb of the Unicorn may have been reacting to his presence and there was no mention that it was. The screen and the tattoo didn't appear until after Jamie completed his puberty cycle and reached adulthood.

Okay. Time for some "what if's." We know that Jamie knows about the Tower of Agramon. He's also shared that information with Charlie. It's quite possible that Croal knew about and provided Jamie with the means to figure it out. What if Alexander hadn't been killed in the Battlecom 'accident'? It could be that it would have taken all three, Loran, Jamie, and Charlie to take care of what ever is going to happen with the tower. Everything is just taking us to that point.