>That's what I was thinking of at first. However, Aliera knew what spell >Adron had in store. And I also feel its safe to assume that 1) Aliera >asked Mario to free her from prison, and 2) Aliera asked Mario to >actully kill the Emperor. Given this, it seems to be a mis-step on >Aliera's part[1][2] that she did not think what would happen if her >father was using his spell when the Emperor was killed. Perhaps talking >to her father before her arrest could have prevented the Disaster. Three reasons why this couldn't be the case: 1) Aliera is impetuous, but not stupid, and throughout the book it's implied that she understands her father's plan. If she thought Mario might try to kill the Emperor, wouldn't she have contacted him and told him? Even if the prisons *are* guarded against psionics, she had time beforehand. 2) Mario learns of Aliera's arrest from Khaavren *after* he escapes and kills Dunaan. He's surprised -- I don't think he would have accepted Aliera's help if he knew it would lead to her arrest (although, maybe he would, if he was confident he could rescue her). 3) On pg. 459, he's "set upon by an idea." Instead of going home, as he planned, he visits the woman who gives him the sorcery needed to kill the emperor. This implies that killing the Emperor was a sudden decision. -Snapdragon (Who just finished FHYA while taking a bath.) _________________________________________________________________ Hitta billigaste resan på MSN Resor http://www.msn.se/resor/default.asp