Ha! I actually skimmed through the entire book looking for "Cara", and then when I knew she only showed up at the end, I could read the rest in peace. Her scene was amusing, if only for Richard's protesting "I freed the Mord'Sith! The leathers and agiels are banned as signs of slavery!" to which Cara responds "Look, dude, if we're free then you can't tell us what to wear or use as weapons. So we're keeping the awesome leathers and agiels, 'kay?" Part of me wishes I hadn't read it, though (my drafted meta on that, and the first book, is reaching epic proportions).