Philip Hart writes: On the subject, I would like to once again assert that Morrolan's taking Blackwand into the Paths, when he fully expects to be staying, is an annoying flaw in _Taltos_, which if anyone can explain away I'd be grateful. Verra's his soulmate. I'm sure he figured she'd save his bacon somehow. rone -- "I don't even know you. What if you're a psycho?" "Would a psycho waste the last of his triple-sec?" -- RICHH