MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 2435

Topics covered in this issue include:

  1) Re: Braid: BB Shielding/ Life-Bonds
	by "Li'nia Stormdancer" <lady_stormdancer-+AT+-yahoo.com>
  2) Re: Braid: BB Shielding/ Life-Bonds
	by Lish Monahan <emonahan-+AT+-brynmawr.edu>

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Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 18:56:16 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Li'nia Stormdancer" <lady_stormdancer-+AT+-yahoo.com>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: Braid: BB Shielding/ Life-Bonds
Message-ID: <20001026015616.27521.qmail-+AT+-web1205.mail.yahoo.com>

Heyla List-Sibs!

I know, I know, we're not supposed to post short
responses, but I'm in a hurry!  I promise my next one
will be longer! *g*

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--- Lish Monahan <emonahan-+AT+-brynmawr.edu> wrote:
> Well, Lavan lost his control when Kalira died, but I
> thought that was more becuase they were lifebonded
>then the Herald-Comanion bond. I mean, is the MO
>Herald-Companion Bond weaker? Because obviously Rolan
>isn't going nuts every time he loses his >Herald...
.Prolly just one of the perks to being the >MO
Companion. :)
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I think we can safely say that the MOC is a special
case.  Other Heralds do tend to lose it when their
Companion dies, though (i.e. Tylendel and Lavan).  I
don't think the MOC/MO bond is any weaker, but the MOC
is a rather special Companion.  Maybe being Grove-born
has something to do with it?  Who knows? lol  And we
don't read too much about Companions who lose their
Heralds, but didn't Tylendel's Companion (sorry,
forgot the name!) commit suicide once she "lost" the
bond to her Chosen?  I know she repudated (sp?) him,
but she still lost her Chosen.

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Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 23:50:33 -0400 (EDT)
From: Lish Monahan <emonahan-+AT+-brynmawr.edu>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: Braid: BB Shielding/ Life-Bonds
Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0010252345310.24916-100000-+AT+-ada.brynmawr.edu>

> I think we can safely say that the MOC is a special
> case.  Other Heralds do tend to lose it when their
> Companion dies, though (i.e. Tylendel and Lavan).  I
> don't think the MOC/MO bond is any weaker, but the MOC
> is a rather special Companion.  Maybe being Grove-born
> has something to do with it?  Who knows? 

Let's hear it for mysteries. Not everything has to have a logical
explanation, right? :)

  And we
> don't read too much about Companions who lose their
> Heralds, but didn't Tylendel's Companion (sorry,
> forgot the name!) commit suicide once she "lost" the
> bond to her Chosen?  I know she repudated (sp?) him,
> but she still lost her Chosen.

Anyone is totally free to disagree with me on this, but I had always
thought that Gala's suicide was due partially to the loss of her Chosen,
but also due to her feelings of guilt. I imagine she felt (because in
someways she was) rather responsible. Its horrible to see someone you love
die, even if you're furious with them, but to know/think that their death
is your fault or that you could have prevented it? :(

Enough sad thoughts... I just sent off my eighth job application for
employment when I graduate. Here's to not starving and living on the
street in May. ;)


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