Dear Abrogail,

There's a charming young wizard of my acquaintance who possesses an astonishing array of useful skills and talents, not to mention a pleasing temperament, and I deeply desire to make him mine forever.

Unfortunately, he's decided to throw every resource he can muster into a war of vengeance with a terrifyingly powerful force beyond even his abilities, and I haven't been able to talk him out of it. I'm confident that if he continues it's going to get him killed, probably permanently. If I abandon him I'll lose him as an asset, I don't control him securely enough to make him reconsider, and I don't want him dead.

Do you have any suggestions about ways to deter him from his hopeless war without either driving him away or allowing him to destroy himself?

Sincerely,

C.L.

Dear Abrogail,

There's a charming young wizard of my acquaintance who possesses an astonishing array of useful skills and talents, not to mention a pleasing temperament, and I deeply desire to make him mine forever.

Unfortunately, he's decided to throw every resource he can muster into a war of vengeance with a terrifyingly powerful force beyond even his abilities, and I haven't been able to talk him out of it. I'm confident that if he continues it's going to get him killed, probably permanently. If I abandon him I'll lose him as an asset, I don't control him securely enough to make him reconsider, and he's too useful for me to I want him to allow to be dead.

Do you have any suggestions about ways to deter him from his hopeless war without either driving him away or allowing him to destroy himself?

Sincerely,

C.L.

Dear Abrogail,

There's a charming young wizard of my acquaintance who possesses an astonishing array of useful skills and talents, not to mention a pleasing temperament, and I deeply desire to make him mine forever.

Unfortunately, he's decided to throw every resource he can muster into a war of vengeance with a terrifyingly powerful force beyond even his abilities, and I haven't been able to talk him out of it. I'm confident that if he continues it's going to get him killed, probably permanently. If I abandon him I'll lose him as an asset, I don't control him securely enough to make him reconsider, and he's too useful for me to want to allow him to be dead.

Do you have any suggestions about ways to deter him from his hopeless war without either driving him away or allowing him to destroy himself?

Sincerely,

C.L.