I personally think the book Taltos provides some insight as to where the bond between these odd companions began. And of course there's Vlad and Aliera's conversation about genetics in Jhereg... On Apr 8, 2005 1:54 AM, eric c <ecannelora at yahoo.com> wrote: > hi guys. this is my first "post" so I hope I'm doing > it right. > > anyway, what I've been wondering about is why people > like Aliera and Morrolan and Sethra choose to be > Vlad's friend. Sometimes Morrolan will give Vlad a > "look of disgust" and sometimes it seems like Aliera > can't see past the fact that he's an Easterner. Yet > when Vlad gets in a jamb, they are there to help him. > It's like the friendship is all about duty with > nothing about affection for a friend. > > any insight on that? >