"Davis, Iain E." wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jag [mailto:agrajag at dragaera.net] > > > Or, to me a romantic philosopher about it, maybe > > Aliera's soul was reaching out to Mario during this time of > > crisis, and as Mario's extra mass caused the spell to go aray > > and send him elsewhere, Aliera's soul followed him and left > > her own body in the process. > > I really like this explaination. :). So Mario ends up being teleported > intact and Aliera ends some lost and disembodied. I wonder if Sethra > was aware of what happened after the fact, or if she just assumes that > something went wrong with her spell. Likewise Aliera. Is there > anything that connects Aliera to Mario in Vlad's era? Perhaps much will > be revealed in the Paths of the Dead. :) If I recall correctly, Paarfi literally describes Mario and Aliera reaching out to each other (1500 miles away from my books, though). Also, I seem to recall that Mario lands dazed in a field somewhere along with Aliera's soul, which Loraan then finds and sticks in a staff. But I could be wrong. Jose -- Jose Marquez jhereg69 at earthlink.net