> > >Spoiler space for past life wild speculation > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, I am done soul searching for a while. Here is my wild speculation or proof as you may believe or not: P*ro the Visc ount of Adr ilanka has D*livar's soul. Issola Chapter 12 page 190 paperback Vlad thinking: 'took a glass of something red and sipped it. My tongue liked it--it was faintly nutty and had a bit of tang to it' Issola Chapter 12 page 191 Vlad speaking to Sethra: ' "Good wine," I told her. "Thanks." ' 'She smiled as if sharing a joke with herself and said, "You are most welcome, Lord Taltos." ' The Paths of the Dead, paperback Chapter the Seventeenth page 168 'a full, red Khaav'n for P*ro. P*ro sipped it, identified it at once by the dry, spicy flavor with a hint of nuttiness, and the mild tingling upon the tongue, a combination produced only by wines >from that district, whereupon he graced Tukko with a glance of inquiry. "In honor of your family", said Tukko in explanation.' Do you see? I was wondering why Sethra said Lord Taltos and not Vlad. This may be a bad sign for the state of my mind, but I actually counted the words in the following sentence: 'She smiled as if sharing a joke with herself and said, "You are most welcome, Lord Taltos." ' Seventeen, of course. It would have been sixteen, if Sethra had said Vlad. Bye. Linda G.