> It goes without saying that as a witch, Cawti is unlikely to be unaware of > her pregnancy and could as easily have, in the rapprochement scenario, > increased her likelihood of conception knowing that she might very well > never see Vlad again with the Jhereg chasing him. Given Cawti's witchcraft skills, are we not making a dangerous assumption about her gestation period? Could she not have extended or accelerated it to some degree, if she had so desired? If so, it makes calculating all these dates quite a bit trickier. (We MUST assume, however, that even witchcraft cannot produce a "virgin birth", or an "in vitro" fertilization ... it still takes two to tango, even in Drageara)