On 16 Aug 2003 14:05:54 -0400, you wrote: > > >I'm just now catching up with the list since I just now finished the >book.. hopefully no one's already said what I'm about to say. > > >> * Morrolan receives a Morganti weapon, which he calls his "black >> wand" (not yet capitalized) from Sethra Lavode, as tribute. Well >> enough handled, yet something is still missing; I find it hard to >> believe that that event alone constitutes the fulfillment >> of the multiple prophecies to which we have been privy. In other >> words, he still needs a soul for his sword -- and if not, well, >> I confess I find the account lacking. > >I found the receiving of the black wand way to easy. Sethra just gave >it to him. Wasn't he supposed to find it in a lake or something like >that? What's with all the dreams of a lake if Sethra just gives him the >sword? However, I do agree that it still needs to receive a soul. Which lends more credence to the theory that it's not a full GW yet, but still needs something else. The lake may come into play next book. -- lazarus "Folly it may seem," said Haldir. "Indeed, in nothing is the power of the Dark Lord more clearly shown than in the estrangement that divides all those who still oppose him." -- J.R.R. Tolkien