I seem to recall Avandar being kind of annoyed by the whole thing too. XD I suspect I hadn't read quite as much urban fantasy back then, so I didn't fully appreciate the way Jewel's epic grumpiness PUNCHES all the romance cliches they got saddled with in the FACE. [makes note to reread the series when she gets back/steals the last two books back from friend]

(... omg, you didn't read the whole thing? I DID. In hindsight I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHY I DID THAT TO MYSELF AAAHHHH. /consoles self with Mary the Vampire Slayer fic)