> To play the devil's advocate though, it's also likely that he wasn't > intending to kill the Emperor again, but as soon as he figured out how > he could, he decided to do it as a gift for his love, and possibly as a > way to bring him notorioty within the Jhereg. Another thought: Mario may have just gotten pissed that he had been set up, with the intention that he be caught and killed for an attempt on the Emperor that wouldn't have worked. In this instance, he may have just said "Ya know, I'll show those Jhereg bastads up and do the job they never intended me to finish! Yeah! I'm gonna go kill the Emperor and get it right! Serves 'em right for doing that to me!" I dunno. I could see myself doing this. But I'm stubborn and full of spite, so... <grin> Chris "I feel if a person can't communicate, the very least they can do is shut up." ~ Tom Lehrer ~