----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Hunter" <matthew at infodancer.org>(snip) Plus, we see the nobility primarily through > Vlad's eyes, and somehow I don't see Aliera confessing in a > moment of passion that she whipped Mario last night and he liked > it... or the other way around. OOK. OOK. ROTFL. I don't know if this is really as funny as I found it, but I enjoyed it a lot! I also think you are entirely correct. >