KG wrote: > "Casey Rousseau" <casey at the-bat.net> writes: > > > The one thing I'm surprised you didn't pull in was the > > mention of her genealogy block. I recall it being > > something like nothing entering in and nothing coming out. > > It named her parents, but I don't know if that includes which > House they were (and they almost certainly predate lineage > signifiers in thier names). > > FHYA, chapter 8, p. 103(mmpb): > "as if her maternal and paternal ancestor had appeared from > nowhere at all, begotten her, and vanished." > Actually, I had been thinking of the bit immediately before that quote. (Thank you DD-B et al. for the wonders of searchable text!) "Her lineage block, similarly, is in the form of a downward-pointing arrowhead or triangle, entirely self-contained, with no lines either entering or emerging, as if her maternal ..." Interestingly, the book search has 'begat' rather than 'begotten'. DD-B, did you mention something about the source for the search text? I know I will find it invaluable. If I can recall a word or two, I don't have to be completely AFB! Woohoo. C.