Quote Originally Posted by Mo-Nercy
Adel would only be looking for a successor if she was expecting to die at some point. Obviously sorceresses don't live forever. But the R=U theory accepts the idea that sorceresses age differently than humans but don't necessarily live forever. It clutches at straws a bit because their only evidence is that Edea, Rinoa and Ultimecia look young for their age. Especially if you compare Cid to Edea. Assuming that their supposed to be more or less the same age, Cid does look a lot older.
If sorceresses age differently, then, as I said, any successor she picked would be dead before Adel could hand her powers over.