(urth) Father Inire theory cont.

[Gerry Quinn]

From: "Andrew Mason" <andrew.mason53 at googlemail.com>
> James Wynn wrote: .

>> Interesting theory. It seems to me the consensus has been that Jonas
>> came from the Tzadkiel ship. If that's true and Jonas recognizes the
>> ship, wouldn't it suggest that House Absolute is founded on the wreckage
>> of Tzadkiel?
>
> Jonas certainly says that his ship crashed. because it could not find
> a port, so it can't have been Tzadkiel's ship. (Nor can it have been a
> tender from Tzadkiel's ship such as Severian and Burgundofara landed
> in, as they don't need a port.)

The bare fact of the crash doesn't actually eliminate Tzadkiel's ship, since 
it travels in time - the crash could be in the future of Severian's sojourn 
on it but still in the past of Urth.

As I said, though, there are many other reasons to rule it out anyway.

- Gerry Quinn