Rick Castello wrote: > Just because you didn't read about it in one of the books doesn't > mean that she sits in the same exact spot on the couch, motionless, > for the entire time Vlad isn't in her presence. Keep in mind that > these books are told from Vlad's point of view, and it's unlikely, > with the intrigues he deals with on a daily basis, that he spends > a whole lot of time thinking about her taking a trip to the market > or emptying the chamberpots. And the way I read them now, (in hindsight, not the first time through) this is probably a large contributing factor to the breakdown of their relationship. Vlad is a dolt sometimes. Casey