Me too.

I agree with Paul. I have no idea why we should have expected Abbey to be an archmage. I assumed she used some sort of item to geas us last time we were faced off against a ridiculously powerful foe and killed. See "A stunning conclusion": 4.12.2006.

And, weren't we kind of geased by a god to kill her?

Seriously, maybe it all makes sense behind the screen, but not so much over here.