Scott Schultz writ: > I think most of us are beyond predictions at this point > since they're sure to be wrong in one way or another. :-) > Steve has a way of getting to his point via the road less > traveled. I'm glad to see that that truth hasn't gotten in the way of your willingness to speculate. :) > Vlad will probably end up in several sword fights against > foes that outnumber him and will, either literally or > metaphorically, have to ultimately face down some force I'm with you here. Thinking back to Steve's statement: SKZB> It seems, however, that instead of being TIASSA, it SKZB> has decided that it wants to be DZUR. ... I'm thinking that it might have sneaked up on him (Steve, not Vlad). I'm thinking perhaps that he will face a challenge in each chapter roughly equivalent to a duel with a Dzur Hero. Vlad will attack each obstacle with the ferocious tenacity that typifies the House. > that he has no chance to win against, probably because it > threatens his family in some fashion. He'll laugh while he > does it. ;-) You know, thinking about this, I realized that we have few examples of the Dzurlord as family man to look to. > There are my predictions. Like any good prediction, > they're specific enough to point at something and say > "See, I told you!" while being vague enough to be broadly > interpreted as being "true" with only scant supporting > evidence. Cha! I almost think you might be a Tiassa! > *heh* Indeed. Casey