[Dragaera] resent email that got bounced by List Admin

[Scott Courtney via Dragaera]

I'm thinking Vlad's aversion to all things Morganti could be one explanation for his reluctance to learn the ins and outs of Lady Teldra.
Vlad has explained over and over again, the near paralyzing effect the blades have on him, as shown by his experience with Daymar when they checked out Barrit's weapons room. Lady Teldra may be a comfort when sheathed, but she is clearly an uncomfortable force when drawn. As Vlad is averse to uncomfortable situations, experimentation would not be high on his to do list.

Thanks for reading,
Scott

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From: Christopher Martin via Dragaera<mailto:dragaera at lists.dragaera.info>
Sent: ‎11/‎12/‎2014 6:17 PM
To: steve.rapaport at gmail.com<mailto:steve.rapaport at gmail.com>
Cc: Jonathan Carey, CHRP<mailto:carey.jonathan at gmail.com>; dragaera at dragaera.info<mailto:dragaera at dragaera.info>
Subject: Re: [Dragaera] resent email that got bounced by List Admin

Unlurking here for a moment to suggest that, far from it being out of
character, Vlad's not thinking about LT is very much emblematic of the way
he has handled his large problems over the years.

As a single example, consider his relationship with Cawti.  For how long
did he put off figuring out what was happening as she drifted away from him?

Other examples abound, I think - but the main point I guess I would make is
that introspection doesn't seem to be his strong suit, and
"experimentation" as a means of finding knowledge isn't really his oeuvre.

Charging in and slicing away, or coming up with an intricate plan, yes.
Deep reflection and trial-and-error?  Not so much.

And hey, I'm super glad I finally got on this list, after planning on doing
it for years but never quite taking the step!  Loving the conversations.

Chris

On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 1:30 PM, Steve Rapaport via Dragaera <
dragaera at lists.dragaera.info> wrote:

> I posted this same thing last week and either it didn't make it to the
> list, or nobody thought it worth a reply.
>
> but I do. I think vlad's lack of curiosity about LT is way out of
> character, certainly now that is has been some years after Teldra's death.
> whatever Verra did to his head, I will be very surprised if this isn't part
> or even most of it.
>
> I suspect verra wants vlad's relationship with LT to be delayed a while,
> until he's in a position to do things her way, and also to give him time to
> cool off so he doesn't do something impulsive with his new power before
> she's prepared to direct him.
>
>  Thanks for bringing it up again, Jon!
>
> Steve
>
> On Wednesday, 12 November 2014, Jonathan Carey, CHRP via Dragaera <
> dragaera at lists.dragaera.info> wrote:
>
> > I also get the feeling that Verra's put a few things into his mind to
> > protect his sanity.  Though that could be an erroneous assumption based
> on
> > the association of those protections to things that could legitimately
> > threaten his sanity--but just as easily contain things about the true
> > nature of the Gods and/or Great Weapons and/or Jenoine etc etc.  It
> strikes
> > me as somewhat unusual that Vlad DOESN'T want to learn everything about
> his
> > environment.  His whole M.O. thus far has been to have an extensive
> > intelligence network.  I just don't see it as being consistent that he'd
> > let the Elephant in the room that is LT go unexamined, no matter how
> > squicky he feels about GWs in general (and even more so because that
> > doesn't seem to apply at all to LT in specific).  While the fact that he
> > HASN'T asked thus far is reinforced by Vlad, Aliera or Sethra mentioning
> > various things about LT waking up etc etc, it's possible that, upon
> hearing
> > those comments, Vlad followed up with those questions--and it is the
> > answers to these that Verra is blocking from his memory in addition to,
> as
> > Majickjon suggests, many other things about which we'll likely never
> know,
> > even if Vlad eventually finds out.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Jon Carey, B.A.(Hon), CHRL, CHRP
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