1. Some of her story about his origins are likely true - at least I have no reason to doubt that tale. Her current political machinations are suspect though.

2. I was very surprised in the way that Vella Ordo died. I'm not really a fan of introducing her as Canderous' wife and then killing her a chapter or so later. There was barely any time for readers to connect with her and honestly their reunion felt rather flat.
However, I do wonder if at some point in the future when Canderous sees Revan with his own wife he'll recall Vella and hold a grudge.
Anyway, him taking the 'mask' and claiming leadership was rather anti-climatic to me. Especially since Revan was the only one to have witnessed it. One assumes he made a similar declaration once they left the tomb room.

3. I find it rather funny that Scourge is trying to glean information from Revan who is having such memory problems. On a positive note, I'm glad the author decided to tell and not show the torture sessions. I get the idea and don't need graphic details.

4. Overall I'm enjoying it. The pacing moves right along and I'm curious about how it's all going to be resolved.