Maximilian Wilson wrote: > On the other hand, I still have no > >idea why Sethra watches over him, and I don't know where Vlad is going > >next with his life. No, but we know where his life has been. Cripes, his soul was Aliera and Kieron's brother! Sethra knew them all when, and she disobeyed orders (or whatever) to save his life 200 millennia ago. Now that he's back in the world of the living at the first-ever turn of a Great Cycle, along with Aliera, it's obvious that Something Big Is Up and that he's tightly bound up with it. And it's a no-brainer that Sethra realizes that. -- Mark A. Mandel http://cracksandshards.com a Steven Brust Dragaera fan website Come to think of it, that's another reason to expect Kieron back. One big (un)happy family, together again after all these years. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com