On Apr 8, 2005 3:07 AM, Steve Winfield <steve_winfield at hotmail.com> wrote: > I really enjoy the fact that Mr. Brust is often very subtle about how he > uses language. > Teldra does not respond by saying "Oh, she gave him Blackwand and that was > it." > It sounds to me that, whether Sethra and Morrolan are or aren't more than > friends and allies, that Vlad is at least joking about something here. > Notice Vlad's use of the present tense in "Does she pay him tribute?" Also > notice Teldra's response: "I don't know," said Teldra, smiling. It just > sounds like she knows exactly what he's joking about, and the fact that > she's "smiling" as she responds suggested to me that she knows something > more about it that she isn't saying here. Anyone else think so? > Just a few thoughts. > > --Steve > I am going to state the obvious here, and everyone has it in the back of their mind: Steve writes so well, that you really feel like you are there and can try to guess what is going on inside the characters' heads. I just love it! I had to say it because I don't think anyone else is dorky enough to say it out loud (or type it). Besides, obvious compliments are good to hear (read) :o) -- -C "Every composer knows the anguish and despair occasioned by forgetting ideas which one has not time to write down." -- (Louis) Hector Berlioz (1803-69), French composer