On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 wyrmouroboros at comcast.net wrote: #While I concur with the implied '[of Dragons]', it might be #significant to note that -nowhere- in that conversation is the tribe #that is meant -actually-indicated-. Steve, perhaps wisely, leaves it #as an exercise for the reader. # #I also concur with David's homing in on the critical word usage: 'in', #and not 'to'. Sethra, so far as I can tell, does not use her words #imprecisely; she is also speaking from a position of personal #experience, and a significant experience as well -- how she was #associated with the Tribes. I do disagree with David's suggestion #that saying 'in the tribe' does not mean she was a dragon; considering #the tribes at that time, you were either a member because you had that #blood and lived up to it, or you were an outcast and Dolivar was going #to collect you some time soon for a good talking-to about an idea he #has. And what if she has both dragon (lowercase) AND dzur genes, and not as a crossbreed? (See Joel Polowin's short-short fanfic "Q-17", at http://www3.sympatico.ca/jpolowin/humour/q17.htm). Maybe both tribes consider her a member, or did so back then. And, as has been said before, even if she is a crossbreed, who's going to argue with Sethra Lavode? (cue song...) -- Mark A. Mandel