On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 FRIEDA2133 at aol.com wrote: > Members of the House Chreotha can also be shoemakers. philiph at slac.stanford.edu wrote on 9/11/2005 2:29:19 AM: >I don't know if SKZB would want to write a novel in which >Vlad thinks like a cobbler. Maybe instead of _Chreotha_ >we'll get _Demon_ or _Lord of Judgement_. Heh, how about a tailor. There was a Chreotha in The Phoenix Guards, Chapter the Third, paperback, page 27 who was a tailor. But really the future book might even be about this shoemaker. The shoemaker worked for Nielar and his job may be just like Vlad's receptionist/bodyguard/personal secretary --Melestav. Also remember that the Cycle says "Sly chreotha weaves his net." "The remains of the clothing on this particular shoemaker claimed him for the House of Chreotha, as did his longish face and stubby fingers. The amount of grime under his nails would have been sufficient for a garden. The hair on his head was thin and grey; his eyebrows were thick and dark. The room smelled heavily of leather and various oils and I can't say what it looked like save that it was dark and gloomy. The Chreotha gave me a silent grunt (I can't describe it any better than that) and indicated a spot of gloom that turned out to contain a chair made of pieces of leather stretched across a wooden frame. I sat down in it carefully, but it didn't seem about to collapse, so I relaxed. It was a bit small for a Dragaeran, which was pleasant since Dragaerans are taller than humans and it's annoying to sit in a chair designed for someone larger. The shoemaker shuffled out of the room, presumably to let Nielar know I was there. Nielar was the guy who had hired me, after an unpleasant introduction involving a game of shereba that ran in the back of his building. Kiera had, I had gathered, intervened on my behalf, so I was showing up to work for him. I was also supposed to be meeting a partner." The Book of Taltos, Taltos, Chapter 8, page 81. Bye. Linda G.