Well, you know I agree with you about Delenn. Passivity is also action, and also carries responsibility. Since she's quite capable of taking action, her decision not to - after her first call for war - was also a decision. And all the reasons why she couldn't act were just rationalization. I think even she knows that.
About Lennier - that line is why I think he was an Oblate - the medieval term for a child given to a monestary. It happened a lot to youngest children. Althoug usually they weren't given quite at birth, there's no reason why one couldn't be.
The other reason why a child would be in a medieval monestary since birth is if he was an illegitimate child of a nun, or an unwanted child left on a doorstep. I suppose, depending on how you imagine Minbari sexual practices, either of these is more or less a possible histopry for Lennier as well.
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Date: 2004-06-20 08:08 pm (UTC)About Lennier - that line is why I think he was an Oblate - the medieval term for a child given to a monestary. It happened a lot to youngest children. Althoug usually they weren't given quite at birth, there's no reason why one couldn't be.
The other reason why a child would be in a medieval monestary since birth is if he was an illegitimate child of a nun, or an unwanted child left on a doorstep. I suppose, depending on how you imagine Minbari sexual practices, either of these is more or less a possible histopry for Lennier as well.
Alright, now I will go comment on your story.