On Thu, 4 Mar 2004, Dave Cooper wrote: > At the end of Issola, I see Vlad eating at Valabars, when Mario comes in, > sits across from him and explains that he was offered a handsome price for > Vlads death, but refused when a close personal friend asked him not to take > the contract. It's a situation where being a close friend of Alieras pays > off big time. ))) I much prefer Mario offstage (especially if buried), like the guy from the play Paarfi describes. Having him show up would spoil the mystery (and a lot of theories). Anyway, Mario couldn't take Vlad right now, especially since he doesn't know about Lady Teldra.