[Dragaera] random thoughts on recent (or not) Texts

[Howard Brazee]

On Nov 5, 2011, at 12:10 PM, Bryan Newell wrote:

>>> I could have sworn that somewhere in /Dragon/ it is suggested that 
>>> Baritt's rise to power was unexpected with the suggestion that his 
>>> (secret) possession of Pathfinder was the cause, but I 
>>> can't find the  passage.
>> 
>> Hardcover pages 92-93 (chapter 6):
> 
> Aye, that's the one.  Though to Philip's point, that passage doesn't explain
> why he kept his posession of Pathfinder a secret, unless it's just a general
> "ace in the hole" strategy.

Or a kind of pride thing - implying that his own abilities were sufficient.