" 'All right,' I said. 'Let me summarize. What we have is a matter of Dragons acting like Dragons. This Fornia is after more land and power, so he steals a Morganti weapon, and Morrolan is after the same, so he doesn't want him to, and we can tell Morrolan who this guy is, and then we're done, and there's nothing more to it. Right? Heh. So, what haven't you told me?' " Dragon, paperback, Chapter 3, "On stolen swords and borrowed books", page 50. Heh! May have found the first occurrence of Vlad saying "Heh". Does *not* prove there is a Heh connection to Brokedown Palace. And then I had another idea. That is a long sentence "This Fornia...". We know from Orca that Vlad has read and quotes Paarfi. Vlad could have just started using the word Heh because characters in Paarif's book used Heh. For example: The Phoenix Guards Booksearch Score 2 at 65.4% in chapter TPG-130.html ? to make any more raids into the land of the Easterners." "Heh," said Adron. "For whom do you pretend to speak?" "Heh," said Crionofenarr. "Will you no longer need horses?" "If we need horses," ? Score 1 at 57.7% in chapter TPG-130.html ? the Morganti blade was no longer poised at his breast. "Who shall we send?" he asked. "Heh," said Kathana. "I will go; for I am the only one we know they will not cut ? Score 1 at 81.1% in chapter TPG-104.html ? are to enforce the laws of the Empire." "And what laws are these, Captain?" asked Aerich. "Heh," said G'aereth. "Use your judgement. If it looks illegal, then it probably is." "Very well." "Furthermore, if ? Heh, G'aereth, friend of Sethra Lavode. Lady Yaro e'Lanya. TPG, Ch. 4, page 42. I wonder if G'aereth and Yaro had just a professional relationship or were they lovers or were they like brother and sister. Maybe a book someday. Bye. Linda G.