Jerry Friedman wrote: > I think you're putting it mildly. Vlad isn't just a loose > cannon; he hates the Organization. He was willing to face > almost certain death to mess them up. Now that people have > brought up the possibility, I can imagine a reconciliation > (though if it happens, I'd rather it had been a surprise-- > that's what I get for reading this list), but it would take > a *lot* of changes on both sides. And Vlad particularly > hates being manipulated. He has been willing to defy Sethra > Lavode and Verra as well as the Organization. If the Jhereg > did come up with a foolproof way to threaten Vlad's life in > order to control him, they'd be taking a very large risk that > they had only arranged for him to take them down with him. There are safer ways to manipulate someone. The safest way is to give someone what they want - when what they want is what you also want.