>>Huh. I didn't know Kaname was that close to Corwin's family
>>specifically.
>
>Well, Komilia Sterling served with Gryphon directly in Eight-Ball
>Squadron during the Golden Age, Therese was a crew chief for the
>Eight-Balls, and Maia and Miranda were members of the Nazgul
>intelligence squadron, so they also worked closely with him back in
>the day. So Kaname's got at least one to two degrees of separation
>between her and the Hutchins family conglomeration, coming along
>whenever her parents and aunts get invited to any family parties.

It's been long enough since I read those that I'm not surprised I'd forgotten (or possibly never realized) this.

>
>>I sort of thought of all the Sterling daughters as doing
>>their own thing much of the time in this day and age, and Mars
>>Division in particular is a little out in left field, I'd think, from
>>the norm.
>>
>>I believe I'll go back and reread that Invid origin story again. =)
>
>While the Sterling Siblings all have wide and varied lifestyles across
>the known galaxy, Miranda Sterling and her husband Thade decided to
>settle down in New Avalon while raising Kaname and her sister through
>the grade school years. Mind, they still are active members of Mars
>Division, so are sometimes out on assignment, but enough
>relatives-of-wedge-defenders from the old days live in New Avalon that
>they felt comfortable leaving their progeny there unattended if
>needed.

This part, I'm pretty sure I never knew. =) Makes plenty of sense, though.

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