So, I am about halfway through TDTCB, and I can't help but notice all the references to Shakers and Onkis. Is this a thematic choice for the book? Or, was Bakker starting something with Onkis only to drop it? I mean, as a goddess she could have a ton of implications in this series, but after TDTCB we rarely, if ever hear about her. So, I'm forced to believe its thematic.