FRIEDA2133 at aol.com wrote: > I think the Lords of Judgment had a discussion right after Issola > about what should be done about Vlad. Said discussion might still > be going on. Do they decide Vlad is a useful weapon after all his > training or is Vlad too dangerous? Do they decide to attempt to > destroy (spoiler for Issola removed) again? It's real hard for us to discuss this as we have no idea how they expect to use Vlad. I'm not even sure they have much of an idea - their powers and minds are sufficiently different from ours that they might have more trust in their abilities to make cryptic oracles than in anything detailed and solid. Maybe they have full trust in "Vlad will be essential for this goal - after he has the required tools and training". Which doesn't mean that "this goal" is what they think it is, nor if it would be desirable. (Think "defeat my enemy"). And certainly they can argue whether **spoiler** is an appropriate tool. Even gods can use self-interest to cloud the way thy look at things. ********** Also, they may think that they can alter his mind if they so desire. The Jenoine affected Morrollen, Aliera and Vlads perception despite great weapons and assorted familiars. Great weapons are linked to the soul, but are they linked to the mind? Also, the Lords of Judgment have another tool to use against Vlad; Kieron himself. But whether they would risk releasing him from the halls is another question. Jeff _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/