At 07:54 PM 11/1/2003, David Silberstein wrote: > >I find myself wondering exactly *how* the Orb protects the Emperor. >Why *is* it necessary for people to defend her against Kana's forces? > >One possibility is that she is not well versed in using the Orb >offensively. Another is that the Orb only *has* defensive >capabilities, and would allow her to be captured if a more active >defense was not mounted, and direct threats to her life were not being >made. A third, and more subtle possibility, is that the Orb "defends >the Emperor" by manipulating the minds of those who are connected to >it so that they will be willing to give their lives (with the caveat >that some can perhaps resist this manipulation, e.g., Adron). Hmm. I think one can never have too many defenses, maybe she thinks of people as backup in case the orb fails (as it obviously did fail once before). After all, no matter how good the wizard, a knife between his shoulder blades will cramp his style. Rachel