Hm. I wonder how long he's been one of her agents. If it went all the way back to book one, it could be an alternate explanation of why he smelled almost rabid. Seems like he would have had to be Compulsed (I don't care if that's not the right word :p) early on. Either that or not at all. Just a...
Post of Resurrection... ACTIVATE!!!!!
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I don't know about Verin's letter to Alanna. I think that Verin had something important she wants Alanna to do, but the fact that Alanna responded so quickly and absolutely makes me think that Alanna is Black and that Verin, as a high-ranking BA member...