[Phantom1]

Thanks a lot I may wait and read it after midnight tides then.

[Sh'aik Hater]

Acorn, on 21 October 2012 - 04:39 PM, said:

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Panek broke in. 'Uncle, do you have any children?'

He winced, looked aawy. 'A daughter. Of sorts.' He sighed, then wryly. 'We had a falling-out, I'm afraid.'

'You must forgive her.'

'Damned upstart!'

'You said we must teach each other, Uncle.'

Cotillion's eyes widened on the lad, then he shook his head. 'The forgiveness is the other way around, alas.'

'Then I muse meet her.'

'Well, anything is possible--'

Apt spoke.

Cotillion scowled. 'That, Lady, was uncalled cor.' He turned away, wrapping his cloak about himself.

That's the bulk of the quote... Not much before (while he talked to Panek about the other children) or after he walks away has any bearing on the quote at hand... Unsure if that's anywhere else in the book, or brought up again at all in the series, but I don't think it is.

Wait....First, Panek says to Cotillion, "You must forgive her." In him saying that "The forgiveness is the other way around," does he mean that this 'daughter' of his needs to forgive HIM? And if that is indeed how it's supposed to be interpreted, then he must've meant Apsalar....What do you think?

[Aptorian]

Panek is a child. He does not know Apsalar or Cotillion for that matter. He does not know much about families or personal relationships.

He hears of a father and daughter and deduces that the child must have disappointed the parent, not the other way around.

The reason why Cotillion thinks that he needs to apologize to Apsalar is because she is the fishing girl that he possessed in GotM. Apsalar is a simple farming girl that was used as a vessel by a cruel god who killed a great many people while wearing her flesh. Even her memories aren't her own any longer.