In fact now that I think about it, (working from memory), he implies that he thinks that it is the fountain that she drank out of that lets her get out... And the dizzyness/buzz could have been caused by the effect of the paths themselves, not necessarily the blood as I think I remember Aliera having the same feeling. -----Original Message----- From: Tennyson, John [ mailto:John.Tennyson at McKesson.com <mailto:John.Tennyson at McKesson.com> ] Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 4:48 PM To: dragaera at dragaera.info Subject: RE: everything can be found in Paarfi Maybe, but remember that Vlad was not in top mental form... And didn't know that Aliera was Verra's daughter at that point. He may not have thought to give Aliera's blood to Morollan... He barely remembered the vial to begin with. -----Original Message----- From: Philip Hart [ mailto:philiph at SLAC.Stanford.EDU <mailto:philiph at SLAC.Stanford.EDU> < mailto:philiph at SLAC.Stanford.EDU <mailto:philiph at SLAC.Stanford.EDU> > ] Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 4:34 PM To: dragaera at dragaera.info Subject: Re: everything can be found in Paarfi Note that in _FHYA_ Khaavren and Daro talk about having boys and girls switching their parents' characteristics - and so does Kiera at the end of _Orca_. Note also that the get-out-of-the-Paths characteristic must be complex, or Vlad could have given Aliera's blood to Morollan, and otherwise Morollan wouldn't have gotten a buzz...