“I admit I haven’t come up with a good solution for the problem of Conza’s daughter, but unless there’s a rule against noble adoption of females, there is a mechanism for solving the legitimacy problem. Remember, I adopted Ching as my brother, raising him to the nobility so you and he could be together and your children by him could be in line of succession in the House of Ra,” Clark reminded her. “And if I understand correctly, Ching was my heir until CJ was born.”
“But Lois is an Earth human,” Zara said. “We’re not even the same species. Your children by her are half-breeds.”
That mean Ching still the legal heir. [Confused]
No!
“Within the Great Houses, the eldest legitimate male heir inherits both his father’s property and title. In the event there is no legitimate male heir, the property and title will devolve onto the eldest legitimate female heir, then to the eldest male heir born to a noble concubine, then to the eldest female heir born to a noble concubine. Any offspring, male or female, born to non-nobility are not eligible to inherit either property or title without special dispensation of the Council of Elders.”
Since Clark's children with Lois might fall under the non-nobility category - depending on the decision of the council - Nor's granddaughter by Clark (through whichever way she was conceived) is currently ranked as his heir (daughter of a concubine). Only if she is dead, the fraternal lines will be taken into account. Thus, Ching (and his offspring) can only inherit if that girl is dead.
And Clark's legitimate offspring (with Lois) are not in the line of inheritance unless the council decides to acknowledge that humans and Kryptonians are one and the same species, thus making Lois officially the Lady of the house of El. That's the problem of this story.
