TalonRider

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.

It was the result of Alexanders death that elevated Jamie to the Wizard candidacy, thus by default, Nic to King as his mate. And according to Hippolito, Loran was to have been neutralized.

In a sense, Charlie is a backup if something should happen to Jamie. Jamie has told Charlie as much.

In Book 1, Part 4, chapter 49, Giovanni recalls Jamie, 'Regent'. He also tells him not call him that, it's something only they know about.

Chapter 106 has been posted.

I too am rereading the story this month. I'm currently just starting part 4.. As far as Jamie and Nic are concerned, something important to remember is who is telling us the story. It is Jamie telling us his story of his triumphs and failures. Perhaps, I'll have more once I get into Book 2.

Chapter 105 has been posted. Special note: Chapter 106, the stories Christmas chapter, will be posting in time for Christmas.

Chapter 104 has been posted.

At this point in time, I've not heard anything from Jamie. Tho there is still time for him to send me Gold.

Chapter 103 has been posted.

Chapter 102 has been posted early.

Chapter 101 has been posted.

Actually, the story hasn't been around that long. At AD, the first post in the forums was on October 4, 2004.

Yes, we could speculate about many things. If Loka is alive, it will be interesting to see how the meeting goes when Hippolito catches up with him. Hippolito has the Army and the Legion of Red and Black.

This interlude answers the immediate question of why they were in stasis for 2500 years instead of the planned 100 years. Perhaps when Jamie programed the machine, he programed it to cover other sections to keep Loka and his ilk out. We may not know the answer until Book 3. Remember, Jamie gives us information that sometimes appears in a future chapter. Before we can find that out tho, we still need to get thru Part 3, The Circle of Ondra, as we still have Loran to deal with. I'm guessing that Book 3 will then begin to deal with Hippolito and Gude.

INTERLUDE THE SEVENTH, SILVER HAS BEEN POSTED.

Chapter 100 has been posted.

For those of you who don't know it, editorguy (AJ) has some stories posted at Awesomedude. There's also an interview with him.

And some of the answers will be surprising.

Yes, I agree about the the interludes. They bring us pieces of the story that don't have a good place within the body of the story to be told. Depending upon how you look at them, they can bring us something from the past, present, or future of the story.

Chapter 99 has been posted.

Chapter 98 has been posted.

I can tell you that Silver is about three pages as a word doc using standard size font. Gold, historically, has been one page. Since I've not seen it yet, I can't say how long it will be. So there could be a chance that both Interlude chapters will be posted together, but don't hold me to it.

Silver is still waiting to be posted.