: Where does it say that in the MYTH world that a king
: has to come from a direct or royal line? I never heard
: in TFL that Alric would be king. He was the hero of the
: Great War. Had any of the other avataras survived,
: wouldn't they have some claim to the throne as well?
: Alric just happened to be the best surviving choice
: for rulership, don't ya' think?
"Mauriac was prince regent [of Covenant] during King Alric's adolescence..."
This comes from Flight from Covenant. It implies that Mauriac was ruling in Alric's stead. It also makes it clear that Alric was already King in TFL.