Also random theory moment, but since the whole plot is centered around Sylhan being poisoned, perhaps Lysbet's illness also has less than natural origins... Don't think Lister is the one responsible for it, by the virtue of being a fucking moron, but perhaps the lord of Khalak is tired of whatever limited freedom her predecessor has under Lysbet's rule.
Also random theory moment, but since the whole plot is centered around Sylhan being poisoned, perhaps Lysbet's illness also has less than natural origins... Don't think Lister is the one responsible for it, by the virtue of being a fucking moron, but perhaps the lord of Khalak is tired of whatever limited freedom her predecessor has under Lysbet's rule.