In a message dated 1/25/2005 2:52:03 PM Eastern Standard Time, John Klein <zarkon at illrepute.org> writes: > >It's possible that it's not, clearly. On the other hand, it would be... >slightly unbalanced of Cawti to name that kid Vlad under other >circumstances. (Imagine having this conversation with someone: "I'd like >to name the kid after my ex-husband.") Further, remember Noish-pa's >prophecy about holding Vlad's kid in his arms; obviously there could be >/another/ kid, but then we're just heading real deep into soap terrain. >I'd buy it if it were a Paarfi novel, but in the main Vlad storyline? Eh. > It was just a thought. And were you really born in Mass? Anyway, I did mentioned the idea was heading into Soap territory. It might not be common in Dragaera, but it's common on Earth! -C