The pesky penguin, the wild pretender from the north, the Georgia peach, the little lion and the pi boy are all AWOL. Maybe they are all busy on KP?
...and back to the often tired, mostly busy (but not too busy) DDK!
Ranegar is like an onion with layers and layers and their power is sort of the same way. I've a feeling that Ranegar has a better idea of whom he is dealing with and is leading Kieran to an understanding by incrementally showing him more and more. Ranegar's healing will hopefully make that process easier and faster.
Now I'm wondering just how many more chapters are left in the book?