If I'm recalling correctly, Drien was either a female-turned- male, or a male-turned-female. Did the name come from Charles d'Eon de Beaumont? (I recently read of d'Eon (changed from Deon), in "By the Sword", and the similarity was remarkable. I had to ask.:) For those interested: d'Eon lived in the 18th Century and was an excellent fencer as well as being a secret agent, soldier, lawyer, diplomat, etc. As d'Eon would, throughout his life, dress sometimes as a man and sometimes as a woman, his sex wasn't known until his death (fooled a great many people, too...). Just curious to know if that was were Drien came from, or if it was just coincidence. Cheers! Chris