 Following Pol's wife's, Meiglan's, death at the hands of the Vellanti High Warlord, Sionell, while she still cared deeply for Pol and perhaps even loved him, needed time to reconcile this with her love for Tallain and her commitment to her family.Instead of staying with Pol, Sionell accepted the Regency of Cunaxa but the possibility of a future with Pol is still there.Masul, the Pretender, was born in 698 on Roelstra's barge.