Piggybacking, sorry. > > Sometimes when I have just a few minutes to read something, I pick up > > Dragon and randomly read. I had a thought on this passage: end of > > Chapter 6, Paperback page 104. > > > > Vlad speaking to Sethra the Younger: > > > > 'What I said was, "What would you do with Kieron's greatsword?" > > > > I could see her trying to decide if I deserved an answer. At last > > she said, "Conquer the East. It would be a tremendous symbol for > > the leader of--" > > > > "Spare me," I said. > > > > She cleared her throat. "Yes, certainly. But you must see, you > > are the perfect choice."' . . . > > > > Vlad says "Spare me" to tell her that he did not want to hear about > > it. Sethra the Younger understands, clears her throat and stops > > talking about the subject. > > > > My thought is that she might have taken Vlad literally. > > > > Vlad says "Spare me" and Sethra the Younger misunderstands, clears > > her throat and says "Yes, certainly" meaning Yes, certainly I will > > not kill you when I kill all the other Easterners. ... I think you were right the first time, but I got a "Heh" out of your suggested misunderstanding. Who knows, maybe it flashed through StY's bloodthirsty mind for an instant. Jerry Friedman __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! http://my.yahoo.com