> > There is one other semi-major Tsalmoth, unless Vlad is mistaken: > > > Jhereg, page 101 of the Book of Jhereg - Fentor was a Tsalmoth, and he'd > > been with Morrolan's security forces for over fifty years. > > > Yendi, page 240 of the Book of Jhereg - I concentrated on a certain > > Tsalmoth, who worked for Morrolan and reported directly to me. > . . . "Who is > > it?" said Fentor. > > > Now, I'm half convinced this Fentor is the same Fentor from the Lord of > > Castle Black, but _that_ Fentor was a Dragon: > > > The Lord of Castle Black, page 73 - [Morrolan] had been > fortunate enough to > > find a Dragonlord named Fentor e'Mondaar. > > > Now, we know Vlad is not the foremost expert on House identification... > > I'd be willing to bet that Vlad saw Fentor at Castle Black in Dragon > colors (since he's serving a Dragonlord), and made an untowards > assumption. Fentor certianly isn't a lackey, but he's also serving > in a fairly sensitive position and in many senses representing the, > er, forceful side of Morrolan. Not unlike, for example, the Phoenix > Guards wearing gold cloaks in spite of their house. I remembered something at work today: Dragon, pg 27 - At about that time, a Dragonlord entered the room and bowed to Morrolan ... Morrolan said, "Fentor, this is Baronet Vladimir Taltos. I know you are willing to work with Easterners, but are you willing to take orders from a Jhereg?" Now, this portion of Dragon takes place BEFORE Jhereg and Yendi, but is being related after both, so maybe sometime after Yendi Vlad realized Fentor wasn't a Tsalmoth? Also, the reference to Fentor working with Easterners makes me think this IS the same Fentor from The Lord of Castle Black. Bryan