• hopesdead@startrek.website
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    4 days ago

    You’ll have to remind me, was that the leader or the rebel?

    EDIT: Wait, without looking it up, I just realized they only gave a name to the leader. Is that right?

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      3 days ago

      She was the main character, she was a high priest, warrior who “defeated” the ants, hunter, etc. Portia was the name given to the main guy of the story.

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        3 days ago

        Yeah, but isn’t that name passed down? It has been a while since I read Children of Time (haven’t read the rest of the series). I swear there are multiple spiders over the span of the plot that are given the name.

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          2 days ago

          I think it’s the name given by the author for the reader’s sake and not their “real” name. I think he says in the beginning, let’s call her portia . Their names are said in taps of their limbs. And are probably different for different portia over the history of the series. I may be mistaken.