Thecla's genealogy folio

Roy C. Lackey · 12 Oct 2006, 19:24 · from 2006-October.txt.gz

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From: rclackey at stic.net (Roy C. Lackey)
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 14:24:14 -0500
Subject: (urth) Thecla's genealogy folio
Message-ID: <000c01c6ee34$04d7cf00$d23ec6d8 at rclackey.stic.net>

I wrote:
>No, I think that Wolfe
>is suggesting that Severian and Thecla are blood relatives.

Come to think of it, I might be wrong about that. There is another way that
Thecla's family tree can have something to do with Severian without his
being related to her by blood. It might be that he is related by blood to
Thea, by way of whichever parent Thea does not share with her half-sister.

This gives some purpose to Thea's often mentioned heart-shaped face. Such a
shape necessitates a sharp chin. Severian confirmed Cyriaca's guess that he
also had a sharp chin. This shared facial characteristic may be Wolfe's way
of showing a genetic link. If this is correct, it also avoids the incest
issue.

-Roy

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