On Nov 18, 2003, at 20:27 , ReVibe68 at aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 11/18/03 9:17:19 PM Eastern Standard Time, > ReVibe68 at aol.com writes: > > >> It was Khaavren > > HOwever in the face of such opposition I am eventually going to find > my copy > of Phoenix and read it verrry carefully from cover to cover.....And > then I'll > let ya know. > -Cya! You can re-read Phoenix, but it will help you not the least in the world in this instance, as the face-cutting scene occurs in _Teckla_, when Vlad is having the Jhereg war with Hearth (who is the face-cuttee), and Hearth confronts the female Dragonlord Lieutenant of the Phoenix Guards (the face-cutter) who is having the stand off with Cawti's friends over the blockade of the Easterners section (or was it Little Deathsgate?) from the rest of Adrilankha. Hearth approaches the Dragonlord with the offer of getting Kelly to "stop the madness" peacefully. The Lieutenant shows her contempt for Hearth by drawing a knife, testing it on her thumb, showing it to him and then cutting his face and wiping the blade on his cloak. To his credit, Hearth doesn't flinch. Now, there is a moment of confusion, as when Hearth first gets there, he "identifies the captain" and approaches. I'm assuming that this is what causes this confusion with Khaavren, but not two paragraphs later, and through the rest of the scene, this Dragonlord is referred to as Lieutenant, with a capital 'L', which would, I guess, signify her actual rank, whereas "captain" was with a lower-case 'c'. I didn't bring my copy of Teckla to work with me, but I did re-read this scene to verify the particulars this morning in preparation for clearing up this misconception, should the need arise, which I nearly think has occurred. You're welcome. :) [Loiosh: My, we're feeling smug today, aren't we? Me: Heh.] -- Matthew S. Klahn Software Architect, CodeTek Studios, Inc. http://www.codetek.com