In a message dated 6/10/2004 10:04:33 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Howard.Brazee at cusys.edu writes: [the blood of a goddess] > At the time I wondered whether Kiera got it from Sethra or direct > from the source. But we knew that someone foretold that Vlad > would need it. > > I still wonder - It could have been an old gift to Sethra, who > would be likely to need such a gift - maybe she has a blood bank > of such gifts. In that case, having some squirreled away > somewhere away from Dzur Mountain could be a good thing. The > reason Kiera was unworried about its loss isn't because she > predicted its need, but because she already knew how it was used > before Vlad told her. Since no one else seems to have _Orca_ handy, here's the quote: "And what was that whole business with the blood of the goddess? Not that I haven't figured out who the goddess is." "I can't tell you that, Vlad. She said it was important for you to have that vial, and that she, herself, didn't know why." [page 283] --KG