On 1/5/06, Davdi Silverrock <davdisil at gmail.com> wrote: > grandfather has, now that I think of it. And I'm pretty sure she's > never overtly lied to him, although I think she's lied indirectly by > implication (I'm thinking of her "promise" to revenge him if Morrolan > kills him). You mean the fact that she knew Morrolan wasn't actually going to kill him? Or do you think she wouldn't have done it, if Morrolan had gone off his rocker somehow and killed Vlad? If it's about her not admitting that she knew the true circumstances of the theft, I'd say it was a literal truth hiding a deception ("He's not going to kill you") to convey a truth "It's going to be all right." It did succeed in making Vlad feel better, although he wasn't sure why. > Psychologically, I think it entirely makes sense that he trusts her > completely, despite not knowing a whole lot about her or her > background. Agree. Vlad really has a soft spot for people, doesn't he? Max Wilson -- Be pretty if you are, Be witty if you can, But be cheerful if it kills you.