Inheritance! What About It?
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Inheritance! What About It?
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Speaking of telling Galen of the inheritance to track him easily, I think it would be the same or perhaps no. Galen is already an orphan and what if someone gets interested in the inheritance and will present themselves as Galen. Worst thing could happen.
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I think this is an excellent point. The uncle would have left before Galen was born and so he would know about the war but wouldn’t have experienced it himself (Galen says the war was going on sense he was little, I think). Why not give a new life for someone of his blood Who has to go through such horrors as a redemption. I don’t think it says why he was disowned. Does anybody know?Miriam Molina wrote: ↑01 Oct 2020, 13:38 Grand Uncle Galen Onita escaped the Lands of the Princes and was disowned by his family. He was scared to contact them. But he spent much of his fortune searching for an heir. I guess that was his redemption.
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If possible, I think Galen's uncle should have told him about the inheritance before he died. I think there's nothing wrong with discussing inheritance to some extent before the owner dies. In my family's history, the person will ask their children/heirs what they would like or is special to them (furniture, etc.) and then the owner can have the pleasure of giving it away while they are still alive. Of course, this all depends on how good the family's relationship is....
That being said, Galen Onita didn't have the chance to tell his family before he died. Originally, he didn't have the money to send for his family, and he wasn't sure if they were even alive or if they would want him. Since Galen Onita did not have a way to communicate with his family, it seems like it was Galen's grandmother's fault for not letting him and his family know that he had an uncle.
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Once Galen's uncle had found him, I can see the usefulness of telling him about his inheritance. However, I also understand why he didn't. If you are a lonely person who is wanting to connect with a long lost relative, you might hesitate to tell them about the inheritance in fear of them taking it and leaving. Telling someone, even a relative, you hardly know about an inheritance that size has the possibility to taint the remaining of the relationship.
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Yes, it would have been great if he had been able to contact Galen about his inheritance earlier, but there were just too many obstacles.
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I agree. If possible, it is best if the owner gets to discuss with the heirs what he or she wants. I think it would be better to this prior to their death, rather than letting a written will dictate their wishes. While it would have been better if Onita had discussed his inheritance with Bray before his death, which as you point out would have made the start of Galen Bray's blacksmithing career much smoother, Onita didn't even know if his sister ever had children. Who knows though, perhaps it's better than Onita didn't teach Bray since the book hinted that Onita refused to work with anything other than steel. Maybe Galen would have only worked with steel and never bought the stone Rowan found for him.Higher25 wrote: ↑07 Oct 2020, 23:42 I think inheritance should be discussed while the principal is still alive. They get to decide or help with the decision making at the very least. In Galen's case, in my opinion, Onita should have brought Bray in earlier and taught him the art, taking over would have been way easy. I'll say its good timing he even got him at that precise time.