voltronalpha at hotmail.com writes: > Vlad does know how to 'respond' rather well in various situations, but he > clearly makes too many assumptions. ** vast number of examples deleted ** You're missing the point, here. Vlad does what he does in your examples because he is acting, not 'doing what is appropriate'. 'Doing what is appropriate' is, a matter of a social situation, not a matter of walking down the street. After Sethra revivifies him, he does what is appropriate; he thanks Sethra and leaves Dzur Mountain. What he does AFTER that has nothing to do with a social situation. You might say that Vlad has an unerring sense of propriety, but can fuck up with the best of 'em. Don't presume that his well-argued ability to act appropriately means that everything he does is magic. Be a damn boring series, that way. Knightmarshall Felix Surnamed Eisen, or "Iron Felix" Hand of Morr, The Order of Bones