> From: Jot Powers [mailto:books at bofh.com] > SPOILER Space.... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Why didn't Orlaan kill Piro when she had him & Kytraan alone > in the woods? > > Is the similarity between the names of Orlan and Loraan > coincidental? It seems that they are really close, and both > were involved in the staff with Aliera's soul. However, > Orlaan (aka Grita) is supposedly a half breed (Tsalmoth & > Lyron?) whereas Loraan was an Athyra. Confusing, isn't it. Somehow, I don't believe that it is a coincidence. Checking Grita's ancestry would probably help, since I'm none too clear on that. However...if there is a connection between Grita/Orlaan, that puts a possibly more sinister turn on Loraan's "experiments" with the wand that held/holds Aliera's soul. I had previously assumed his interest was purely academic, but with Grita's agendas in mind... > Is Ibronka a significant name, or just a name Steve likes? > Ibronka was, as I recall, Vlad's grandmother, the name of > Brita's (?) mother, and a name of a person in a Hungarian folk tale. It was? I must have missed that. Makes one wonder, doesn't it!