And considering how UN-spiritually minded Irene started as originally "Oh, I do believe, but I choose not to worship." (QofA), "her rage at the gods" (QofA)... it's so mind-blowingly full circle for Irene to say "when she comes again" if it is meant, in fact, with spiritual context. Honestly intuitively, I don't think this is the whole picture, her having grown more spiritually conscious through Eugenides's influence. It seems too simple.
Regarding the baby being fostered elsewhere this is a possibility but if it is because there is a threat to the child's safety, wouldn't it more likely be in some far away land of the Greater Continent?.... Isn't there a new character, an ambassador from there that Attolis introduces in TaT? Do they have close ties with the Greater Continent? To this day, I remain intrigued by the logistical travel between all these places during a time of horses and ships... I'm still not even sure how Eugenides got around in the early days with any time efficiency, considering how much he hated horses... did he just walk to Attolia four times a year?
Because, sending the child to Eddis for foster, even if Irene and Eugenides trust Eddis the most with the care of their infant, it seems unlikely that they would send their beloved child to the place they feel so pressed for time to evacuate before the volcano erupts that they would keep their friend Sophos in the dark to his true leadership potential CoK (where they made him believe they needed their help and had to resort to violence to retake his country).
Indeed!
Regarding the baby being fostered elsewhere this is a possibility but if it is because there is a threat to the child's safety, wouldn't it more likely be in some far away land of the Greater Continent?.... Isn't there a new character, an ambassador from there that Attolis introduces in TaT? Do they have close ties with the Greater Continent? To this day, I remain intrigued by the logistical travel between all these places during a time of horses and ships... I'm still not even sure how Eugenides got around in the early days with any time efficiency, considering how much he hated horses... did he just walk to Attolia four times a year?
Because, sending the child to Eddis for foster, even if Irene and Eugenides trust Eddis the most with the care of their infant, it seems unlikely that they would send their beloved child to the place they feel so pressed for time to evacuate before the volcano erupts that they would keep their friend Sophos in the dark to his true leadership potential CoK (where they made him believe they needed their help and had to resort to violence to retake his country).