Steven Brust wrote: "Tee hee." I don't know just why, but that comment reminded me of Paarfi. Did y'all notice the time in the middle of 500 Years After when he explained that he never described the horses because they were just transportation and the people who really *use* horses don't notice them much. Then for the entire rest of the novel he was careful to describe every horse that was mentioned. Tee hee, indeed. Mia