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artifact · 07-02-2015, 10:17 PM

Priscilla greets Shan with "I am all joy to see you" and is later taught that the phrase is only used between close kin or lovers. So it is not interchangeable with 'see', as in the Delm formally acknowledging a new member of the Clan. I've caught 4 scenes where members are formally seen. No Theo.

Shan was insta-clan because of his surname. Theo remains a Waitley. The Mizel kids were fostered out to a sub-House and no longer owed allegiance to Mizel. There are also all those contract kids who go to other houses and have no genetic rights (AFAIK) to the 'donor' parent's house. My personal feeling is its a melat'i thing: she has not claimed kinship to Korval only her father or her brother.

I've got Local Custom and the short stories left to re-read so maybe more examples will pop up. I'll try a search at the Baen bar as well.

07-02-2015, 10:17 PM	#428
artifact Addict Posts: 276 Karma: 3569616 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: jetBook (RIP), Kobo Touch	Priscilla greets Shan with "I am all joy to see you" and is later taught that the phrase is only used between close kin or lovers. So it is not interchangeable with 'see', as in the Delm formally acknowledging a new member of the Clan. I've caught 4 scenes where members are formally seen. No Theo. Shan was insta-clan because of his surname. Theo remains a Waitley. The Mizel kids were fostered out to a sub-House and no longer owed allegiance to Mizel. There are also all those contract kids who go to other houses and have no genetic rights (AFAIK) to the 'donor' parent's house. My personal feeling is its a melat'i thing: she has not claimed kinship to Korval only her father or her brother. I've got Local Custom and the short stories left to re-read so maybe more examples will pop up. I'll try a search at the Baen bar as well. Last edited by artifact; 07-02-2015 at 10:26 PM.