--- Kenneth Stone <knots4kcs at yahoo.com> wrote: > > --- Warlord <warlord at dragon.com> wrote: > > Spoilers below, be ye warned. > > ` > > ` > > ` > > ` > > ` > > ` > > ` > > ` > > ` > > ` > > ` > > ` > > ` > > ` > > ` > > ` > > ` > > ` > > ` > > ` > > ` > > ` > > ` > > ` > > ` > > ` > > ` > > ` > > ` > > ` > > ` > > ` > > ` > > ` > > ` > > ` > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Kenneth Stone [mailto:knots4kcs at yahoo.com] > > > Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 5:32 PM > > > To: dragaera > > > Subject: RE: Question for THE Steven > > > > > > > > > > Issola. > > > > > > > > W > > > > > > What specifically? > > > ------------- > > > > When it coils up like a snake in the Halls of > > Judgement. > > At that moment she either recognizes it as a great > > weapon, > > or, realizes *which* great weapon it it destined to > > be. > > I always assumed that it was about to kill her (or > "prevent her from manifesting herself" in that > place) and she was just afraid of it. > > > > > > > > > > Possible Kiera Spoiler!! > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > >ISTR that she's surprised when > > > >she first sees it, which must > > > >be in _Taltos_. I suppose she > > > >could just be surprised that > > > >Vlad has it *already*. Or she > > > >could have not put two and two > > > >together, or she could be > > > >acting. (It strikes as very > > > >likely, though not certain, > > > >that she's acting later in > > > >_Taltos_, during the discussion > > > >of who's going to leave the Paths.) This was a mistake on my part. The scene I was thinking of was the one in Chapter 5 of Issola that Warlord mentioned above. It may not the first time Verra has seen Spellbreaker, but it's the first time she reacts (in any obvious way). > > > I agree with the latter, > > > particularly because I think its > > > Verra's blood (the blood of a > > > god(dess?)) that Kiera gave to Vlad. I strongly suspect that that's right. > > > Remember that Sethra was once offered > > > God-hood? And she's a vampire? So I > > > think the blood was the offer of god- > > > hood (Which she "gave" to Kiera, and > > > Kiera gave to Vlad). I think Aliera, > > > Morrolan, and possibly Vlad now all > > > have a little god-hood in them. > > > > > > > Now that is a fascinating theory. I like it. > > > > W > > > > Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo. > > --H. G. Wells > > > > Furthermore, I suspect that Sethra was > given a choice "God-hood or Morrolan". > I think it was "dangerous for her to > keep it" was because she is 1. a vampire > 2. tempted by god-hood. Also, I kinda > think of Sethra as "Verra the Younger". > Role-playing is god-hood for the masses. > (multiple places at once) > :-) I have my doubts. I meant to look up what Kiera tells Vlad about the blood at the end of _Taltos_, or was it the end of _Orca_? But I thought there was something about her being told to give it to Vlad, but not why. It's an interesting idea, though. Jerry Friedman __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools