Well, first off, as for reading too much into it, absolutely not! MWT spent those 3 sentences (or whatever) describing an issue that has the potential to become politically relevant in later books. MWT. It absolutely matters.
The question is what it *is*! Personally, I got the impression Gen had some sort of clinging sickness caused by his sleep deprivation (because of the nighttime adventures), stress, past injuries, and possibly sandy diet (or, if he avoids eating the sandy foot, malnutrition). But your theory is way more creative than that, since it combines two different plot threads into one issue.
Would the physicians be making Gen drink herbal wines if to help with fertility? Is Irene drinking the same sorts of things but Sophos just doesn't notice? Now I'm wondering, since I don't know anything about what Renaissance doctors thought about the reproductive system! What I do know is, I definitely want to see what Gen and Irene's kids would look like, so this is a troubling prospect...
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Date: 5/25/10 06:15 am (UTC)Well, first off, as for reading too much into it, absolutely not! MWT spent those 3 sentences (or whatever) describing an issue that has the potential to become politically relevant in later books. MWT. It absolutely matters.
The question is what it *is*! Personally, I got the impression Gen had some sort of clinging sickness caused by his sleep deprivation (because of the nighttime adventures), stress, past injuries, and possibly sandy diet (or, if he avoids eating the sandy foot, malnutrition). But your theory is way more creative than that, since it combines two different plot threads into one issue.
Would the physicians be making Gen drink herbal wines if to help with fertility? Is Irene drinking the same sorts of things but Sophos just doesn't notice? Now I'm wondering, since I don't know anything about what Renaissance doctors thought about the reproductive system! What I do know is, I definitely want to see what Gen and Irene's kids would look like, so this is a troubling prospect...