No, Sidwell didn't say Rurahel died 5 years ago, he said the last traces of Rurahel were gone(he couldn't find her)
Rurahel dies in the beginning of this story, after the twins turned 5. Like Yinnie said, it was the traces of Rurahel that disappeared.
i believe the traces went away because she gave birth, her powers went to her children so her traces 'disappeared'
Ahh okay that makes sense too. I thought when he said that her traces disappeared that it was like her dying (like her soul disappearing) but maybe it was just referring to her leaving to go after the emperor.
If it was due to the power transfer, then wouldn't he be able to feel the new traces of the children? Or maybe not since they're just half and their powers weren't strong enough at that point.
i think it might be a strength thing, or it could be he was tracking specifically rurahel's powers, not 'heibi' powers in general. while rurahel's power 'transferred' to her children, it's not like it's the same. they're different people, so i assume when they were 'transferred' they manifested in their own way, so they wouldn't track the same as rurahel's.
Wait so if the twins are 5 and Rurahel died 5 years ago (according to the dragon) then doesn't that mean her soul died before the twins were born or right after? I was thinking about it before but what if the heibi that the dragon knows isn't the same one that our MCs know. What if Rurahel died or was possessed and then went after the emperor? Didn't she appear kinda suddenly anyways? This timeline has been bothering me since the dragon first mentioned it. Maybe I'm just confused on the timeline...
(Reposted my comment as a separate topic since I'm still confused and need answers)