Aug-24-2011, 02:58 PM (UTC)
Re Kekki, Serilla actually mentions early on that her knowledge of Chalced was her area of expertise.
I am not 100% sure that it's stated that they HAVE to be female? But obviously it seems implied (at least when the Satrap is male - maybe Farseer is right about the aspects of Sa thing, or maybe it is just seen as a balancing thing to do to have the advisors be of the opposite gender to the Satrap).
Serilla says something about the role being to honestly advise the Satrap on their particular area of expertise.
I think the emphasis is on them being free to give the Satrap their honest opinion, and not being tempted to flatter him to gain favour as others in his court may do. In order to be free of the need to gain his favour it's implied that they would have a lot of power in their own right.
I get the impression from Serilla that it is probably not 'the done thing' for the Satrap to sleep with a Companion but I am not sure it is necessarily prohibited (before Cosgo). I would imagine complicating the relationship in that way could impinge on the Companion's objectivity in fulfilling her main role of advisor.
Serilla says that if a Companion becomes pregnant to the Satrap the baby is given to the priests of Sa.
I am not 100% sure that it's stated that they HAVE to be female? But obviously it seems implied (at least when the Satrap is male - maybe Farseer is right about the aspects of Sa thing, or maybe it is just seen as a balancing thing to do to have the advisors be of the opposite gender to the Satrap).
Serilla says something about the role being to honestly advise the Satrap on their particular area of expertise.
I think the emphasis is on them being free to give the Satrap their honest opinion, and not being tempted to flatter him to gain favour as others in his court may do. In order to be free of the need to gain his favour it's implied that they would have a lot of power in their own right.
I get the impression from Serilla that it is probably not 'the done thing' for the Satrap to sleep with a Companion but I am not sure it is necessarily prohibited (before Cosgo). I would imagine complicating the relationship in that way could impinge on the Companion's objectivity in fulfilling her main role of advisor.
Serilla says that if a Companion becomes pregnant to the Satrap the baby is given to the priests of Sa.
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