>> for the appropriate time to return in person. [Kieron] doesn't have any >> intention of being reincarnated. He's Dragaera's answer to King Arthur. >Could Verra have had a bad day on the Dragaeran equivalent of April 1st? Hehe. Continuing the soap opera theme of the day: [Somewhen in the Paths of the Dead] Kieron: I can't BELIEVE she gave my sword away after I warned her not to! I'm going out there to teach her a lesson she won't soon forget! Verra: Without the orb or a divine transfusion, the only way you're getting out of here is as a vampire. Unless, of course, you finally get reincarnated. Kieron: Damn! [18 months after the birth of Vlad Norathar, Cawti is invited to Castle Black] Aliera: Cawti, how good go to see you! You're doing well? Cawti: As well as can be expected given how "business" is going. I'm a bit worried about little Vlad. He's healthy but he still hasn't started talking yet. Aliera: Hmmm.. I'm afraid I don't have much experience with the development of Easterner children. Still, I'm sure that he'll speak when he has something to say. [Aliera and Cawti smile at each other] Aliera: Oh, Cawti, you remember Sethra the Younger? Sethra the Younger[glowering distastefully]: A pleasure. [Seeing STY, Vlad Norathar pulls his thumb from his mouth and reaches out his hands toward her] Vlad Norathar: Mine!