don't ask me quote chapter and verse but i'm pretty sure in one of the novels loiosh was making fun of someone's dog. andy > #While I don't have any text references available, it seems that we > #might not be able to use Loiosh in any life-span calculations of > #jhereg, since it appears that Ambrus the cat has been Noish-pa's > #familiar for as long as Vlad can remember, which appears to be longer > #than the normal life-span of a domesticated cat. My impression of that > #was always that witches can extend their own lives, and also the lives > #of their familiars through heavy drug use, er, herbal supplementation. > #Yeah, vitamins, that's it. > > From memory: > female jhereg: "And what will you offer it in return?" > Vlad: "Long life, my friendship, and food without hunting." > > I'm not sure on the exact words, but "long life" was in there. > > #And, while I don't recall seeing any dogs (assuming that Lyorn are a > #different species than dogs) > > Oh, Lyorn are certainly a different species. Is Aerich a dog? > > And lyorn are also not dogs. "Lyorn growls and lowers horn." > > -- Mark A. Mandel > http://cracksandshards.com > a Steven Brust Dragaera fan website > >