S P O I L E R S P A C E I've just finished Castle Black and have some questions/comments/speculation. In no particular order: What is the difference between a Viscount and a Count/Countess? Shouldn't Zerika have asked Daro for permission to enter the city? Tukko: Who is he? What is he? How old is he? Does the Dzur in his title (title?) have to do with the house or the mountain? What does he do exactly (besides serve klava)? As a minor note, in one book he was called Chaz; we find that Chaz is indeed part of his name/title. I don't recall Vlad ever mentioning white marble inside Castle Black. Did he not notice it (that would seem to be difficult to miss in a black castle), not mention it, or is it in some private room? Did Morrolan's main chapel get turned into the ballroom or library? The private rooms seem to suggest it's the ballroom after all. There seems to be a fatal flaw in the plot against Pel: Zerika can question him under the Orb to clear his name. Will the inter-house relationships come to a happy ending of any sort? Is Paarfi just trying to make a point about outdated custom (law?)? Does Grita know that she has a half-sister? That's all I can think of for now. -- Jessica