Steve Simmons wrote: > > Greg Rapawy writes: > > > When Pel does something in Chapter 2 that bears fruit > > in chapter 16, that's impressive, because Pel was > > thinking ten moves ahead. When Verra does it, that's > > not impressive -- she's just traveling in time. > > Verra does not have the brains to match her power. See, for example, > her method of trying to keep the Teckla from revolting in the early Vlad > books. If Verra was as smart as Sethra, she'd be much more dangerous. I think Verra is smart, perhaps as smart as Sethra. She's also impulsive, arrogant, and prone to plans that overcomplicate things. Sethra is arrogant, not as impulsive, and can make good plans that don't get overcomplicated. BTW. Hi all.