Timothy Scott wrote: > 1) I got the impression that, if she hadn't died, Teldra might have > begun an affair with Vlad. > I got the impression Vlad might have liked to begin an affair with Teldra, actually (-; > 2) I think that Sethra has been training Vlad to become a Lavode. > She mentioned in the story that she and the empress both believe that > disbanding that order was a mistake. > I can't see that, myself. Vlad's an ephemeral, comparatively; wouldn't seem to be worth her time to train him for that career. Also, the Lavodes seem heavily into sorcery, and there's no evidence Sethra has given Vlad any sorcerous training. It's not out of the question that Sethra--or others--have been training Vlad for some other sort of career, though. And Sethra doesn't hesitate to call on Vlad for pretty important jobs as it is, but that seems to be mostly that she thinks he can do them, and the list of people she knows who can seems to be fairly short. Snarkhunter