It wouldn't be that the solution happened to fit a particular quote from a particular source. More that it is possible to choose a quote to generate a hint and the Bible is a good source. So, if the numbers 1, 10 & 16 have meaning, then quoting from Matthew 10:16 makes sense. But if, say, 4, 17 & 16 were meaningful then you could concoct a speech which included "They do not belong to this world any more than I do" (John 17:16, New Living Translation).
OTOH, if going by names (whether of systems, planets or people) then that can only make sense if the people or person giving the names wanted to use them to give clues. If that person is Drew then that's something that would make me lose all interest. So considering Salome's name as a clue, that only makes sense if you consider that Hassan was already in on a conspiracy which wanted to point her towards the quest. Similarly, with Kahina then her father and/or mother would have to have been in on it. Neither of those make much sense given the way the characters are written in the book. Since we don't even know who named the Prism system, it's a massive jump to even think it could have any relevance.
1,10,16 as a vector gets you shooting out of the galaxy pretty soon, x=10,z=16 ignoring y gets you towards the eastern outer reaches of the new outer arm, east of the r-r line and what most would consider formidinish, around -10000,0,-16000.
Then there's 2814 another specific number Salome mentions as the date of the first mention of Raxxla she found.
Drew also said the Children of Raxxla story should be considered cannon too. It's ending is interesting with all the knowing winks and implications might as well make Hassan part of it as everyone else seems to be. Don't think he is.
Honestly all we really got to go on is the r-r line to Formidine, the rest may amount to nothing but eating the wallpaper and other decorations. People often take coincidence and plaster it into their personal identity. I'm aries so I can be an agressive sod and buy a yellow corvette. I' m a direct descendant of George II, ignoring the other 4095 ancestors at that length who weren't. Salome/Kahina may do the same sort of thing and decorate her identity and personality to use, exploit or self-satisfy the primary purpose all that delusional illusional stuff serves.
So Salome to the ship being called 7 veils is because Hassan came up with that as a name and they know the story. Look at Cassiopeiae because the r-r line goes there. Look up the name Kahina because Drew said to which leads to more related decoure because he plastered the story with it. Could be all smoke. Might be a clue might be he just wanted us to notice nice Berber floor tiles he had flown in for his gazebo.
Hauling out my crystal ball,,, I predict when this all pans out we'll be both excited and disappointed.
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