Who was the father?!

Yes, this post is actually about paternity issues. I'm starting to feel like I am watching endless loops of the Murray Povitch show. Scary.

Anyway, on to the matter at hand. We have two characters for whom I am not sure who the father is:

A) Kesyl.

We know that Ruby, the moon goddess, is his mother (even if he does not). We know that Ruby gave him to Carita to raise. (Why?) We know that Darius fears his powers. (Is this a Zeus - Athena issue or another problem?)

I still have not decided whether Ruby and Darius are husband / wife, brother / sister, or both (a la Hera and Zeus in Greek myth.) Depending on what demographic I am actually writing this book for, that decision becomes easier. But the ramifications of each choice are very different.

If Darius is Kesyl's father, we need to figure out why Kess was sent to Carita at all. Was it to make him a more empathic and hands-on deity? Was it because they knew Zynedia was in grave peril and direct divine intervention was absolutely necessary? Was Kesyl already an adult or adolescent God with Darius sending him to be raised on the world that is to worship him as punishment for some wrong doing? Did he get sent there from pure jealousy on Darius part? Has he been sent to find his Goddess?

On the other hand, if Darius is *not* the father, it is far more likely that either Darius banished him out of jealousy or anger, or that Ruby sent him away herself out of fear of Darius' reaction. This, of course, raises the issue of why Darius would react negatively. My guess would be that either Ruby had an affair (yawn, female Zeus / Heracles rehash) or that her pregnancy was due to relations with someone questionable, with or without her consent. (Another issue in and of itself.)

In this latter circumstance, the likelyhood is that Ruby slept with or was raped by the god of darkness who is now assisting Trevor Kalen. I feel that this would make for solid storytelling because the two allies would actually be watching their respective sons compete for Sarena. It would also further stress the choice that Sarena has to make both on a large scale and small scale level regarding immortality. "I want to be normal." is only as good was whatever actually constitutes "normal" within ones own life. Mansion, house or trailer park? All depends on your perspective and what end the glass is going from.

B) Amelia

Is she really Nick's full sister, or is she his half sister? If its the former why is there so much animosity between the two? Can they be brought together? If not, who is actually Amy's father? Does the lack of a paternal figure bother her as much as it has clearly bothered Nick? Does their shared (or not) paternity effect Eleyna's view of them? (She generally treats Amy very different then Nick, whom she has never even actually admitted she is the mother of. He thinks he is adopted, as does everyone else.)

If Trevor is Amelia's father, does he know? Does he care? How would Amy react if she were to find out? How would Nick react and how would it effect him? How would Sara and Kess take the news? Which parent would Amy side with (or would she tell them both to go fuck themselves)?

If someone else is Amy's father, who is he and where is he now? Why is he not present in her life? Or is he present and she simply does not know who he really is? (Eleyna seems to be good at that.) Why did the relationship between him and Eleyna go sour? Does he know he has a daughter?