On Fri, 15 Aug 2003, Alexx S Kay wrote: #> #> The first time Vlad teleports to Castle Black, he notices the Overcast #> beneath him, and above, more of the same. OTOH, in Athyra, Rocza is #> able to fly through the Overcast in one breath. Which she holds. #> Because it's toxic. Seems to me Morrolan is a smart enough fellow not #> to fly his castle in the middle of a toxic smog cloud. # #Yet travelers in Viscount go though the Enclouding with no ill effects. #Hypothesis A) It's toxic to jheeg (small j), but not to any of the #species that call themselves human. #Hypothesis B) It's only toxic after prolonged exposure. Castle Black is #either usually *not* inside it, or has some sot of magical air-filter. Rocza holds her breath. We infer that it's toxic. Maybe she just thinks it is. What's the textev? (I'm AFB.) -- Mark A. Mandel http://world.std.com/~mam/Cracks-and-Shards/ a Steven Brust Dragaera fan website