> Snort. I imagine that she got over any such false modesty after the > Third or Fourth Cycle, at the very latest. Yes, but it would seem that her apprentice had plenty of that to make up for elder Sethra's lacking. It would be interesting to know just how many apprentices Mrs. Lavode has had over the eons besides the one (or two if you count Zerika) we know of. --- "The adding of a single thread changes the garment." --- Jhereg, Ch. 16, pg. 143