Dragaera

Concerning Great Weapons & Baritt (spoilers for Issola)

Mon Mar 10 21:05:02 PST 2003

On Mon, Mar 10, 2003 at 05:28:32PM -0800, Greg Rapawy wrote:
> Spoilers for _Issola_.
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> models) is difficult to reconcile with Vlad's concern in
> _Issola_ for saving those parts of Lady Teldra that can still be
> saved.  If she's really still there, and just can no longer
> reach this reality -- and certainly if there were any way to
> undo the process -- I would most certainly expect Morrolan (1)
> to tell someone about it and (2) to do something about it; and I
> would expect much the same of Sethra, who I think is sincere
> when she tells Vlad she would never have permitted Teldra's
> death / transformation to happen intentionally.  (I know that
> Morrolan is unconscious at the end of _Issola_, but I don't
> think that Steve has set all this up just to undo it in the next
> book.)

However, also remember the comment from Sethra to Vlad of something
to the effect of:

"Say 'Hi' to her when she wakes up".

(Sorry, AFB, can't provide exact quote).

I think there is more to the Morganti/Great Weapon mechanism than
we understand.

On a side note, does anyone have any thoughts on the name 'Morganti'?
Seems like a major thing.  Named after someone?

-Jot
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