[Dragaera] Ten New Questions after Dzur. [Dzur Spoilers]

[Erzsébet of Catspirit Wood]

Michael Wojcik wrote:
> Daymar's partial explanation could be read as suggesting that the 
> soul's destruction was an accident - that it had something to do with 
> the nature of the spell, and how Lady Teldra acted to block it. He 
> refers to a "channel through the etherium" and "reverse influx" (139, 
> in the paperback); so it's conceivable that Lady Teldra bounced the 
> spell back and *it* actually destroyed the soul. (Note the Left Hand 
> is messing with some unconventional sorcery, per Vlad's conversation 
> with Sethra on 82.)

That's right, I remember thinking at the time that the soul destruction 
had been more of a side-effect in this case. (I wonder, now, if the 
spell the sorceress was using would have destroyed Vlad's soul, had it hit?)

> 
> But I'm also perfectly happy with the "Lady Teldra isn't awake and is 
> acting instinctively" explanation, and probably even with the "Lady 
> Teldra the Great Weapon is not as subtle as Lady Teldra the Issola" 
> one - though a polite Great Weapon has some real storytelling potential.
> 
No, no, I want Lady Teldra the Great Weapon to be just as subtle as Lady 
Teldra the Issola, once she wakes up. As you said, great storytelling 
potential. :)

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Erzsébet of Catspirit Wood
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