The Rooster Crown (spoilers all RotE books)

[Nuytsia]

The problem here for me is that Wintrow says next 'world', not next 'life' so it could be suggested that the lady is actually letting go and thus simply being absorbed into the Skill River (another world)...not unlike how Althea almost chose to let go while locked in Vivacia's cabin under Kyle's command, despite otherwise being in good health. I bring this Skill River possibility up as I believe Wintrow is using the Skill here (though he believes it to simply be the giving of Sa's comfort), to hand over the lady power over her own body. What she then does with this power is up to her. In this instance she chose to die but such a power is similar to that which Skilled ones have to heal themselves etc with, like Kettle.
If this is the case, while it is an after-life state, it can't really be a "true" (?) reincarnation as when one is lost to the Skill River, one is not truly aware so cannot be said to be living another life?

This was also reminiscent of when they lost Kennit after his leg was amputated by Wintrow - in fact I think Vivacia also says 'he stopped'. I think Wintrow says something like he died because he and Vivacia convinced him not to be afraid of death; of letting go. I'm not sure where Kennit is going when he dies - his consciousness just kind of wafts off, but then he is taken in by Vivacia before we can find out any more.

When Amber first showed Paragon the Rooster Crown, and asked his permission if she could keep it, Paragon only noted it as being 'wood'. Why was this? Surely he knew that it was actually wizardwood (as we later had confirmed for us in TM). It's not like he didn't know what wizardwood looked like.
Of course, by only saying 'wood', it did leave it up in the air a little, I guess, until Lord Golden produced it again in Fool's Errand. A bit like Paragon also noting that it was decorated with 'chickens'?

I haven't re-read that bit yet, but it sounds like a typical Paragon reply! Trying to keep his secrets again?
Hah the chickens thing reminds me of Althea seeing the Khuprus crest and describing it as looking like 'a chicken wearing a hat'