: I agree with just about everything you've offered so far
: except this. What "actions before the Wall"
: are you refering to? If you mean his indignance with
: Shiver's actions, it might just be that he's so aching
: for revenge, he'll do anything to thwart Shiver and
: Soulblighter.
: The faking of his death reflects a wish to reappear as
: master of the Dark...what loyalty to the Cath Bruig is
: there in this?
When Soulblighter was going to break the dam, killing both Alric and Shiver, the Deceiver insisted it be protected, threatening to punish all who didn't help. Since it's unlikely he was trying to save Shiver to kill her himself later, as he had no problem letting others kill SB, he must have been protecting Alric.
