--- Howard Brazee <howard at brazee.net> wrote: > Jerry Friedman wrote: ... > > 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. Good point. Indeed, in _Dragon_ Vlad goes along with what seems to be Morrolan's manipulations to recruit him. I should have said that Vlad hates to be coerced. However, even that safest way isn't always absolutely safe. Imagine offering Morrolan *anything* in return for an assassination. -- Jerry Friedman __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/