John Perkins’s Reviews > Rains of Liscor > Status Update

Why is Laken so dumb this time? He's reasonably intelligent in the first few books and definitely more caring of his people. Why is he allowing Lady Rie tell him how to accept royal visitors, and build a hall instead of focusing on housing for his people? It makes no sense at all outside of being forced for conflict. And I'm halfway through the book with no Rags? What's the point of a Wandering Inn book without Rags?