[Dragaera] Breaking the Cycle.

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"Scott Schultz" <scott at cjhunter.com> 
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<Snip excellent summary of the state of House Phoenix>

>There's an interesting implication that either one or both parents will 
need
>to come from House Jhereg or House Teckla because none of the other 
Houses
>would knowingly harbor impure genetic strains. Another rather far-out
>possibility is that Zerika and Laszlo (people fall in love who might
>otherwise never have met) have a child who carries the Phoenix genetic 
line
>into the East where it lies dormant until events once again bring 
together
>two of their descendants or one descendant and one latent Dragaeran to
>produce a genetically true Phoenix child. That would certainly make for 
an
>interesting spin on the Beren and Luthien story. It could also make for 
an
>iconic Eastern fairy tale featuring a "changling" who grows up, ordeals 
many
>tests, and ultimately becomes the King or Queen of Faerie. I rather like
>that idea.

Hmm... Makes me think about Brigitta's parents....

Also reminds me of Neil Gaiman's /Stardust/...

Majikjon