Talk:Jacyn

Re: Nellith's lost child mentioned in Passages Ch 9. I assumed it didn't go onto the list because it was never 'born'? Hence not counting it? I don't know, just a note for anyone who wants to wade in on that...

“Did you know she lost a baby in the early spring?”

“No.” Alarm chilled Brand. “The messenger only tells me what she tells him, and she never said anything. Is she all right?”

Nellith’s husband shrugged. “She wouldn’t have worried you with it. Would have kept it from me as well if she could have. Fact of the matter is she was right poorly for a while-it was fairly far along when she lost it."

Should that be counted?

Theaeblackthorn 00:16, July 1, 2010 (UTC)

Yes, that's a really good question. My leaning is to include the child, not only because it was "fairly far along", but because we know that other children had died, as well. There is no hint whether they had been born, or also were (possibly late-term?) miscarriages... I guess I assumed the latter, based on family experience that one miscarriage was followed by others. And the fact that it was Jacyn delivering the news made me believe that it was considered a lost child by Nellith, and possibly Jacyn, as well -- in other words, it was a relatively big deal to them.


 * sigh* This is a very uncomfortable subject, though, and I certainly don't claim any inside knowledge.... I would be willing to accede to whatever Isabeau (because she wrote the characters) prefers, both in this article and in Nellith's family tree (where I also counted the late miscarriage).

- Barbara

I can see your reasoning there, it's very solid and makes a lot of sense. I didn't mean to bring it up, just that I'd only looked at it one way and it took me a moment to realise how you were looking at it and thought it was worth a note over here, incase someone else brought it up.

How it all stands now is good with me unless Isabeau wants to change it.

BTW, totally awesome family trees you've been adding everywhere!! <3

Theaeblackthorn 01:21, July 1, 2010 (UTC)