--- Jose Marquez <jhereg69 at earthlink.net> wrote: > Jerry Friedman wrote: > > --- Chris Olson - SunPS <Chrisf.Olson at Sun.COM> wrote: > > > >>Hmm... Maybe that's the Last Contract? Kelly hires Vlad > >>to assassinate the Great Cycle! Another All-Expenses Paid > >>trip to the Land of the Dead, with chisel and hammer in > >>hand.... > >> > >>Okay, maybe not. <grin> > > > > I've taken that idea seriously since somewhere around _Phoenix_ > > (probably on one of my re-reads). The main objection, of course, > > is that from things Paarfi says, Norathar's reign lasts well beyond > > Vlad's expected lifetime. Ways around that: > > I would say that another huge objection is that Vlad hates Kelly, and > while he would be tempted to take Verra and the other Lords of Judgment > to task (using his new toy) for various reasons, I don't think that he > would really do it unless he had a better reason than Kelly wanting him > to. As I recall, though, he told Kelly at the end of _Teckla_ that he respects what Kelly's doing. That might be a good reason. And as Kiera says in _Orca_, maybe being good at something is the best reason to do it. *shudder* > Especially after knowing that Kelly's ideas won't work in the > current Empire. I'm not sure Vlad would trust Verra on that. On the other hand, >from what Steven posted, Verra might be right. > Maybe Vlad can manage to live long enough to see those > ideas be viable, but not Kelly and his supporters. Well, okay, but if Kelly isn't around to annoy Vlad any more, doesn't that remove your objection? Jerry Friedman _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com