On Sun, 7 Dec 2003, Peter H. Granzeau wrote: #The name you want is Dolivar. I don't believe his soul was Mario, as Vlad #speaks of Mario in the present tense (I think in _Jhereg_). While I also don't think that Mario and Vlad are, um, soulmates, I'm unwilling to pin a lot on Vlad's use. Someone on this list has described Vlad's attitude toward Mario as something like superstitious awe. V may be simply assuming that M is still alive. Have we seen any other evidence one way or the other? -- Mark A. Mandel http://cracksandshards.com a Steven Brust Dragaera fan website