On Wed, Jan 14, 2004 at 07:55:48PM -0800, Jeffrey Kiok wrote: > >I'm positing a rather more Machiavellian Sethra than portrayed > >elsewhere (well, _Taltos_ supports me). > But if Sethra were truly a Machiavellian person, she would try to seize > power for herself, or through someone she could control. I think FHA > clearly demonstrates that Adron isn't too easily constrained. You're assuming she wants power. Better to be the power behind the throne rather than the target on it, tho. My theory is that Sethra wants to settle the problems that hold her here so she can die. -- "I try not to sound old and cynical, but it's hard to do that when you're old and cynical." -me