At the heart of the epic are two competing, apparently opposed =
prophecies.
The Alkothi *know* that their city will never fall to an enemy. Shah =
Haran
of Carmania *knows* that he will ride in triumph through the streets of
Alkoth.
This contradiction is resolved when the Carmanians ally with Alkoth to =
fight
the EWF remnants in the south (leads to the Dragonkill War). After one =
early
battle, Haran did indeed ride in triumph through the streets of his =
allies'
city. He never did subjugate Alkoth, despite the heroic ten-year siege.
> I don't know well about the relationship between England and =
California.
England has more culture, history, and Real Ale; California has better weather, and is *significantly* further west.
Cheers, Nick
--__--__--
Powered by hypermail