[Dragaera] [Orca spoiler] Rereading Taltos...

[Howard Brazee]

On 2/5/2010 9:44 AM, Damien Sullivan wrote:
> Conversely, Vlad's father had a way out: his witch father could have
> cured him.  Risking cover to save an idiot who won't use the resources
> available to him -- or conversely, an individual who, Dragon-like, would
> rather die than betray his principles -- doesn't seem like a Sethra
> thing, unless she has reason.  If his death was pointless, it's a
> pointlessness he chose.
>    

And it was a death that had an impact on Vlad's personality.