[Dragaera] Vlad and Aliera - Inextricably linked?

[Steve Rapaport]

I read this, loved it, and at the end thought "That must be that Scott
Shultz guy again.  Checked the name and it was.

\Steve

2010/1/26 Scott Schultz <scott at cjhunter.com>

> It occurred to me that Vlad  and Aliera may be linked closer than I'd
> previously imagined.
>
> They're "soul siblings".
>
> Vlad plays multiple vital roles in Aliera's resurrection and release from
> the Paths.
>
> Devera has an interest in both Vlad and Vlad Norathar.
>
> When Aliera's life is threatened, Vlad comes riding in to the rescue.
>
> Aliera has Pathfinder. Vlad has Godslayer. The two Great Weapons are
> themselves linked at some metaphysical level, according to Morrolan's
> Serioli friend. Paraphrased - "If one of the two weapons has made an
> appearance, then the other tends to show up as well."
>
> Vlad is instrumental in finding and releasing Pathfinder, as well as
> putting it into Aliera's hands. (Of course, there's also the implication
> that Pathfinder was "looking for" Aliera all along.)
>
> It's not a coincidence that Vlad has figured so prominently in key areas of
> Aliera's life post-Interregnum. (Not her daily life; we know little about
> that.)
>
> I'm convinced that Vlad has not been randomly chosen to carry Godslayer.
> Whether it's "fate" or the influence of the Lords of Judgement, there is a
> reason that a (relatively) short-lived Easterner with a karmic burden is
> carrying the blade that can destroy a God. Whatever "The Final Contract" (or
> whatever it really turns out to be) is about, it seems likely that we're
> going to see Pathfinder and Godslayer coming together to fulfill their
> combined purpose. That necessarily implies that Aliera and Vlad are going to
> be sharing each other's fate at some level. Death for one or both is a
> likely outcome, especially if the destruction or removal of one or both of
> their Great Weapons is involved.
>
> One wonders what Vlad would do if he was faced with a crisis point, with
> freedom to choose his action, and the knowledge that his entire life had
> been manipulated towards one specific action, especially if that action
> involved life and death for Aliera, Verra, or both?
>
> One thing's for certain - as a tool of the Gods, knowingly or unknowingly,
> he's a loose cannon. Despite her claims on his loyalty and her particular
> brand of foreknowledge, even Verra would have a difficult time pushing Vlad
> to make a decision to do the "right" thing (meaning fulfulling his appointed
> destiny as opposed to saying "Frag it all"). Ironically, I think the one
> person who might be able to help him to make the "best" choice as opposed to
> making the most annoyingly contrary, most pointlessly heroic, or most
> self-serving choice would be Lady Teldra. It may be that she isn't going to
> awaken until Vlad is faced with a need for her guidance at the final
> juncture.
>
> Hmmm... Reading that last paragraph, I'm even pushed to speculate that "The
> Final Contract" will recap the theme of the entire series, with one chapter
> devoted to the theme of each House and Vlad behaving like the patron animal
> in each of the chapters.
>
>
>
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\Steve