Rahul Nath
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Michael J. Sullivan:
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(view spoiler)[Hi Michael, I just finished reading the Riyria books. I have one question after the last book. How did Degan come to have the medallion which Royce should have inherited? (hide spoiler)]
Michael J. Sullivan
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(view spoiler)[Hey Rahul,
This question comes up often...it's "all there" in the books - but it does take a bit of piecing together. So here goes.
1. When Royce was born the midwife took him (and the necklace).
2. When Arcadius found out about the massacre in Ratibor, he went there and started nosing about He found the midwife, and questioned her. She didn't tell him about either the baby or the necklace but his visit spooked her and so she decided to get rid of the baby. She kept the necklace, however.
3. Years past and the midwife had children of her own - one of which was Degan. While I never say explicitly it can be inferred that either she gave it to him before he left home - or perhaps, being the kind of guy he is, he found it and took it.
Hope that clears things up. (hide spoiler)]
This question comes up often...it's "all there" in the books - but it does take a bit of piecing together. So here goes.
1. When Royce was born the midwife took him (and the necklace).
2. When Arcadius found out about the massacre in Ratibor, he went there and started nosing about He found the midwife, and questioned her. She didn't tell him about either the baby or the necklace but his visit spooked her and so she decided to get rid of the baby. She kept the necklace, however.
3. Years past and the midwife had children of her own - one of which was Degan. While I never say explicitly it can be inferred that either she gave it to him before he left home - or perhaps, being the kind of guy he is, he found it and took it.
Hope that clears things up. (hide spoiler)]
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