Kin-Slayer

I'm trying to remember if Tori has ever experienced Kin-Slayer's power when wearing Ganth's ring on the opposite hand. My sense is, no. When he did combine the ring and the sword, as at the wolvers' keep, it was almost by accident, and he couldn't let go without breaking three fingers. Everyone seems to think that if Kin-Slayer is drawn, it has to kill before it's re-sheathed. Maybe that's only true in conjunction with the ring. Tori is right-handed, unlike most Kencyr, and therefore more likely to wear a ring on the left hand. He's also sensitive about what does or doesn't give him claim to his father's status. Ganth, of course, is taunting him about that. The ring and sword are important in that regard. If they remain inert, Tori is even more likely to question his right to rule, but he's already risked his hands twice.

I have about three months to finish this novel. Tori's part is drawing to an end, for the time being. He's about to do something petty and stupid, which goes against the grain because on the whole I think better of him than that, but that's what the plot is leading up to. Argh. I also have to plot out Jame's final days in Kothifir, and figure out what happens next. It looks to me at the moment as if I have about two more books in the series, with a lot of bases left to cover.