Heir of novron who is nimbus

The heir was a twin that lived, found in ratibor. Yes Arcadius does have the true heir Were you able to piece those two together What if Royce is the true heir? Arcadius put them together for a reason. Hadrian could protect him, and teach him a better way of living. I suspected that many people would think this way. Which is why I proclaim Arcadias' ward Mercy as the absolute true heir right in the beginning of the last book.

I think some will be able to piece it together. But my hope is that most won't as it is more fun that way. I think my responsibility is to put enough clues out here that you can piece it together so once I finally pull the trigger it doesn't come out of left field.

But I'm always curious at what point people finally realized the connection between the two. It is said Royce's decisions will affect many.

Well, he could decide to save the world or not I was hoping that there would be a few that would worry about Royce "going into darkness" in some ways it would have been a lot of fun to write but also very depressing overall.

I'm glad to see that some people are paying attention to the fortune telling aspect from The Emerald Storm. That was a fun piece to weave in.

I truly hope Gaunt is not the heir. Maybe all this is speculation so I don't have to think it's him, cause he is worthless. Wish granted - I'm glad to have obliged. I am starting the book, and am on vacation! So it won't take long! We'll find out if I'm right or not about any of my theories! Hoping to see Bryan here in the final discussion area - so much to talk about ;-.

Michael wrote: "1 Did you ever think Royce, Arista, or Hadrian was in "real danger" did you suspect I might kill any of them off and where in particular? I could actually see one if not all of the three being killed off. I am so glad that you didn't kill any of those three off. And of course the story would have ended completely different. The fact that you killed off Eshra, Arcadius, Alric and several others, seem to tell me that no character was safe.

I knew Mercy had to be the daughter of the true heir and was surprised that it was Royce. I just kept going back and forth on who the heir could be. I knew it wasn't Guant. I kept wishing he would die in the last book. He was annoying. So I was kept in the dark on that one until near the end. So this calls re-reading everything and see what little hints were placed in the earlier books about the heir. I never thought either of those three would be offed.

They were just too central to the story. As soon as Arista started falling for Hadrian, I knew you'd let her live after what you did to Gwen. There was no way in hell you'd be cruel enough to kill them both.

With Royce, as soon as you gave him the choice between "light and darkness" I knew he would live because there was a greater overall purpose to his survival even though the ultimate revelation blew me away lol. I didn't suspect he was the heir because of how many other possibilities you had thrown out there.

Also his decision between light and darkness I thought was when he decided not to follow Merrick into the water. Am I wrong? Granted he could've killed himself at any point after that, but he knew Gwen had wanted him to live for a reason so his decision was past. I didn't realize Mercy was Royce's daughter until Hadrian did. I hadn't even thought about Mercy until Arcadius brought her up at the meeting during Wintertide and I had not the foggiest clue about her heritage until Hadrian stumbled upon it himself at the end.

As for Esra, damn it man why did you have to ruin my hopes! Now I'm going to wonder if you're going to bring back his humor in the next book or not! I understand your reasoning but at the same time he's a smartmouth which is why he and Royce worked well off each other. If he's going to be a student amongst so many people far stronger than he, then it only makes sense that he'd have that smart mouth on him talking smack to all the people above him.

I mean I see how it fits with the story, but I'm curious how you came up with that little twist. At the end of Wintertide I had on clue whatsoever who had killed Gwen. I thought maybe it had been the Patriarch or some other person from the Novron Church. When Royce figured that one out, it was a mindblowing moment for me.

One of those times during reading where I actually said out loud "Are you serious?! Holy Crap! No Way! I picture my grandpa shuffling atop a ceiling prepping his killing tools and pulling that trigger and I just can't grasp it hahahaha. Genna - thanks for the feedback. I know my wife got scared about Arista when they returned to the boat and were ambushed. She also thought that Royce "might" die as he really didn't have much to live for but then again she didn't realize who Mercy was.

I'm glad that Mercy being Royce's daughter was indeed a surprise. If they did Issac wrote: "I never thought either of those three would be offed. We'll don't ever trust me I can be exceedingly cruel For instance Hadrian almost died in the final battle and that would have really messed up Arista - but in the end I opted for the "hapilly ever after. Royce's big decision has two components. The "light" and "dark" really relates to him going postal after Gwen's death.

It would be really easy for him to turn away from any growth he had received and just decided that the world is too horrible and spent the rest of his life spreading a reign of pain to match his own. When he took Hadrian's hand on the bridge - he didn't really "choose light" he just decided that gwen didn't want him to kill himself. His real choice of "light" came when he chose to accept his position of ruler of the elves which ultimately saved mankind. Again it would have been much easier to just die and go be with Gwen Issac wrote: I didn't realize Mercy was Royce's daughter until Hadrian did.

I'm glad you found it out at that point. Issac wrote: As for Esra, damn it man why did you have to ruin my hopes! To be honest I have no idea exactly what is personality would be like. I know for sure that he and Jerish did not get along and there would be a fair amount of cuts and jibes on that front. But beyond that I really don't have it figured out just yet.

Plus whatever I think sitting here right now could likely change at any time. After all in one version of the Riyria Revelations Arista becomes evil Royce steals Esrahaddon's hands I picture my grandpa shuffling atop a ceiling prepping his killing tools and pulling that trigger and I just can't grasp it hahahaha Well it really comes down to this Gwen had to die The question is who would do the deed and why.

I did have it be the Patriarch at one time - he was going to use her to apply pressure on Royce to get the horn. In this version the Patriarch knew who Royce was and only he could retrieve the horn. But that didn't fit with other potential outcomes. I could have easily made it be Merrick - in repayment for Jade - but that is just "too straitforward" a motive.

When you understand Arcadius's motivations the piece falls in place pretty easily. He originally tried to "fix Royce" to make him worthy but when Gwen brought him their child he had an even "better idea". Royce is actually the one who sealed her fate because in Wintertide he mentions to Arcadias that Gwen and he are going to be married. He knew that they would take Mercy from him and he was more than a little affraid the three of them would just go off to Avempartha and let the rest of the world fall to pieces.

Above all else he couldn't let Royce know he had a daughter. The only ones who knew were him an Gwen and so he had to take her out before she could spill the beans as it were. Yeah it was cruel I'm sure the old man didn't scale any rooftops - there were plenty of windows from which to shoot the crossbow - but I did get a humerous picture in my mind when you mentioned it. Yeah I understood the reasoning in the story after Royce explained it, I was just wondering how you had come up with the idea of having Arcadius be the one to pull the trigger.

I have no doubt in my mind Royce would happily let the world burn so long as he, Gwen, and Mercy were safe. That's what I like most about him, that he doesn't have Hadrian's morals. I'm very, very glad you didn't kill of Hadrian, Michael. I don't think I'd have been able to forgive you if you had! Heather wrote: "I'm very, very glad you didn't kill of Hadrian, Michael.

Michael wrote: "Lol Heather - You would forgive me any transgression I just don't know. I still haven't forgiven Rowling for killing of Sirius Black and Dumbledore Isaac wrote: "Yeah I understood the reasoning in the story after Royce explained it, I was just wondering how you had come up with the idea of having Arcadius be the one to pull the trigger. How - is simply by understanding the motivations of each character. As I said -- I knew she needed to die - so in many respects it was a matter of setting the pieces in place to make the motive fit the crime.

I "could" have manipulated threads to make several people do it I "choose" Arcadias because his reason fit the rest of the story nicely and it provided for good drama. Jan 25, PM. At one point I thought Merrick might be the heir.

This would have set Hadrian and Royce at odds epically! That led me to believe Gwen was the heir I put Royce as Mercy's father when they told the story of the bad winter and spending it with Gwen - then her being sick when they left to do the job in Alburn.

It wasn't until the beginning of Percepliquis that the "Oh MY! Mercy is the real heir What a fantastic ride reading this series is! Thank you Michael Sullivan. Yes, I had times of thinking they were in mortal danger. Toward the end with Hadrian, when he was seriously injured.

Not really with Royce, though. Arista, I had faith she'd be OK, but when she was caught trying to get Gaunt freed, I was a bit worried then.

I didn't know Mercy was Royce's daughter until Hadrian put it together. That was a gasp moment for me! LOL Knowing now what I do about the heritage of the Heir, I see the true reason behind the church's or at least whoever was in power at the time attempt to purge the elves - er, well, I guess mixed-blood elves - from society.

Wow Lucinda - you put it together early. I'm glad that knowing that piece of information didn't ruin the book for you. Hey Heather, thanks for the feedback. Yeah the killing off of the mixed-blood elves does make more sense by the end of the book. Jan 26, AM. Michael wrote: "Wow Lucinda - you put it together early. It was actually way too much fun to string together all the threads - after "Avempartha" I realized you actually had a carefully crafted over-arc to the six books like you claimed in your author's notes and that I could trust that you would not resort to Deus ex Machina devices to fill in the holes in your plot or save your characters It's sort of like online dating: the 2nd book convinced me you were actual as talented and clever as your online profile made you out to be!

Jan 26, PM. Lol - Lucinda - that's a new one on me. Guess I'll have to remove the airbrushed model pictures I have on eHarmony's site. Jan 27, AM. So I've been gone a really long time. As Rex Uberlin, Turin started the first war, killing all other Aesira. Turin became the first king of the world and father of the Uber-Rhan The followers of Urberlin Ghazel. Eventually, Turin returns to the Sacred Grove where he remains for many years, in regret and self-loathing.

Finally, Elan tells Turin that to correct what he has broken, Turin must find someone that hates him and make them love him. Turin then leads the Fhrey out of the east and gives them the site of the Sacred Grove as their homelands Later named Estramnadon. It is around this time that Turin abandons the name of Rex Uberlin. Turin appears again many years later in the Fhrey's new homeland under the name of Caratacus.

The Fhrey have been waring amongst themselves for many years and are in danger of annihilating their entire race. Turin seeks out Gylindora Fane and aids her in proclaiming Ferrol's Law , Producing the Horn of Gylindora , and becoming the first leader of the Fhrey people. Approximately years prior to the events of the Legends series, Turin begins the planning of the first empire. Funny, I just remembered that they mentioned a couple of times, "Do you know the origin of the name?

Aug 13, AM. Thanks all - for reading the book - if you ever do a re-read I suspect you'll see some things in a new light. One of my wife's favorite comes when Amelia and Nimbus are conversing and she says, "Don't you believe in the Gods Nimbus? I'm just not sure they believe in me. Thank you for following along with us and most importantly, writing the books! I'm looking forward to reading the Crown Tower. I received it Thursday in the mail and it's the book I'm reading after I finish my current book.

So excited! Aug 14, AM. Thank you Michael for writing such an amazing and fun series to read! I've already started reading The Crown Tower, couldn't wait any longer :.

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