On Sat, 31 May 1997, Luriko-Ysabeth wrote:

> On keys to the space trees...
> 
> IIRC, the key is simply a device that helps the holder to get their mind
> in synch with their tree or any later-gen tree. From this and the remakrs
> that the farther in generation the trees are from Tsunami the less
> powerful they are (Tsunami makes 10 KOY, Funaho makes 3, Ryuu-oh makes 1,
> and later ships have to combine to make any) I would hypothesize that the
> later in generation a tree is, the more the key-holder actually controls
> the ship (particularly if they have a higher key) and vice versa. So that
> while Youshou and Funaho-ki have a brawn-brain type relationship, with the
> prince (while in space) almost subordinate to his tree, Youshou could
> conceivably while holding Tenchi-ken override an nth-gen tree and force it
> to do whatever he wanted if necessary.

Ryu-Oh made 3 light hawk wings.