INFO:
Several lovely reviewers have mentioned that the ages of some of the characters might be a bit off. Re-reading bits of Dreams Made Flesh confirmed this:
Gabrielle was pregnant (not heavily though) in DMF, and I reckon that After The End is roughly 2 years after that, which means that Luc must be around 2 ½ years older than Eliene.
Morghann is pregnant towards the end of Queen of the Darkness (a few months on, I believe) and so Selene is about a year older than Luc, around a year younger than Arianna and 3 1/2 older than Eli/Charon.
Kalush and Aaron already have a daughter in Queen of the Darkness (I estimate around 6 months) which means that Arianna – their daughter, in my story – must be 4 – 4 ½ years older than Eliene and Charon.
Titian is about the same age as Eli and Charon, maybe a bit younger.
Jason is also around that age.
Daemonar – though I'm not sure if he's going to be in the story much – is about 23/24 (I think.)
THEREFORE approx. ages are as follows:
Eliene and Charon – 16 ½
Luc – 19 (just)
Selene – 20
Arianna – 21
Titian – 16
Jason – 16
That is all very approximate though
Any other characters e.g. Grezande and Elan's daughter etc. will be mentioned along with their ages/Jewels/ranks in future chapters.
I know that it now means that Charon having a thing for Arianna seems a bit off, but its more of a 'youthful lust' rather than anything serious!
I also want to point out that I made yet another mistake; Khardeen, whom we all know and love, is a Warlord, not a Warlord Prince as I wrote. Sorry about that!
In case any of you were wondering, the Jewels of the Second Circle will be revealed in the next chapter. Luc won't have made the Offering yet, but Arianna will have.
AND: most importantly grins I got to see my lovely Orioles play TWICE in Baltimore – they lost 9-3, then won 4-2. I am now tres happy!