On Wed, 15 Jan 2003, Ven wrote: #<David> #The evidence in this matter is sketchy in the #extreme - Vlad's memories are vague, and his #father both avoided discussing Vlad's mother, and #tended to change the details when he *did* #mention #anything about her.> # #Yes, i remember having that impression too. I've #been waiting for the other shoe to drop for ages. #Irrc she is still alive. I suspect she may have been Verra, disguised of course. Look at their interactions in her halls. -- Mark A. Mandel http://world.std.com/~mam/Cracks-and-Shards/ a Steven Brust Dragaera fan website