On Tue, 18 Nov 2003, Alexander Kay wrote: # #> And I suspect she holds it in fee simple absolute, not owing rents or #> reliefs, as a reward for past services to the Empire. # #In all this discussion, people keep assuming that SL "holds" Dzur Mountain. # #I have a sneaking suspicion that the reverse is more nearly true. I think it's reciprocal, and that in some important sense SL *is* Dzur Mountain. -- Mark A. Mandel http://cracksandshards.com a Steven Brust Dragaera fan website Now, mind you, this is only one man's opinion.