Board Thread:The Last Sovereign Discussion/@comment-27713488-20181103233945/@comment-39332473-20190622151742

Estaven's tower walking is a bit odd. The thing is, he's been walking the tower since at least the Gathering, since that's the first time we see Sabitha (so, in all likelihood much longer). An IK shard doesn't automatically make one a tower walker, so who showed him how to do it? Was it ever discussed or mentioned?

If Estaven was just now tower walking, I'd believe the Anak showed him just to spite us, but it seems weird that he'd empower an unstable and wildly cruel force like Estaven so long ago, as he'd be doing it for no immediate advantage, and Estaven screams 'bad long term investment' to me. Maybe the Anak is just that confident that Estaven could never threaten him.

Alternatively: Was Estaven a mage before he got his shard? Or, perhaps he heard of the tower, and had Erosian mages do the heavy lifting for him.

Estaven Tower Power Origin List ver. Beta

1. The Anak showed him how to TW because he's a dick

2. Estaven already knew how to TW,

a. because he was a mage.

b. because he has mages working for him.

3. People who have an orgasm denial fetish can open portals to the tower, it is known.

4. Estaven is actually Ivala. Neither of them like people fucking. It makes sense!

Honestly, perhaps I'm overestimating how hard tower walking is. It might be something that many know how to do, but very few master.