Chris Olson - SunPS said: >> ...and Verra has shown much more >> trepidation toward Godslayer (before and after Lady Teldra merged with >> it) than she has toward the other Great Weapons we've seen. > > I would assume this is more because of the nature of that weapon, > than because it was designed specificaly for her. She wouldn't > have as much cause to fear, say, Pathfinder. What would she > care if Aliera were to check out where she was? Agreed. A more exhaustive test would be to parade other gods past Blackwand, Pathfinder, and Godslayer/Lady Teldra, and see if their reactions differ only for Godslayer, etc. >> The quote is "Because she's better than I am." or a minor tweak of >> same. No "better at this" involved. > > Yes, but they are discussing a specific task, so it lends > itself to interpretation (as if everything else we've been > discussing doesn't...:) Again, exactly my take on the passage. An aside- I just recieved my copy of Athyra today and finished reading it a few minutes ago- (worth every dollar of the $23 I paid for it... I just wish Steven would have got a few of those bucks!) I had to chuckle at Savn's query about G'amon, Lord of Dreams... :) -Rick