FWIW, lack of children in Renaissance times was almost always attributed to female "barrenness", not male fertility problems. Indeed, if you're talking about a monarch, suggesting that he might have difficulty fathering a child was often considered tantamount to treason.
Unless Attolia had already demonstrated her fertility with an existing child, it would be very unlikely that any Renaissance physician would think of treating the potential father first.
(This is all assuming that MWT's physicians were similar to "our" Renaissance physicians)
I tend to lean towards the theory that the wine is some sort of prophylactic poisoning antidote "in advance", or even actual poison, building up immunity (iocaine, anybody?) But that's just because I like Gen to be sneaky like that.
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Date: 5/25/10 08:23 pm (UTC)Unless Attolia had already demonstrated her fertility with an existing child, it would be very unlikely that any Renaissance physician would think of treating the potential father first.
(This is all assuming that MWT's physicians were similar to "our" Renaissance physicians)
I tend to lean towards the theory that the wine is some sort of prophylactic poisoning antidote "in advance", or even actual poison, building up immunity (iocaine, anybody?) But that's just because I like Gen to be sneaky like that.