Lisa asked Michael J. Sullivan:

I felt so sad when Royce blamed himself at the end of Heir of Novron for what Arcadius did, I would like to understand more why he did what he did. Will we learn more about Arcadius’s motivations? I feel like there’s more to meets the eye with Arcadius, is there? Thanks 😁

Michael J. Sullivan It's sometimes difficult when writing a book because I'm on a tightrope. I want to give clues about various motivations and it gives readers a sense of satisfaction when they put the pieces together. Sometimes there is what my wife calls "a jump too far" - where I don't provide enough information and it leaves people with unanswered questions. You might want to re-read the scene where Royce is speaking to Hadrian on the subject.

I'm working on "The Cycle" which is a post-Riyria Revelations series and it's meant to answer all questions people have. As part of that there will be a set of short stories that fill in important information, and this might be a candidate for one of those - I'll make a note of it. The other possible way to give you closure on this would be through the Elan Compendium - which is a kind of reference book that can be used when reading the cycle which provides "memory joggers" for important points. There might be a place in there to provide additional details on this subject.

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