On Wed, 11 Jan 2006, rone wrote: > Sethra: "If sorcery worked there, I don't think we'd be having this > problem, and I can't think what other magic we might use. Unlike you, > I'm not a witch." > > So why the hell ISN'T Sethra a witch, anyway? She's certainly had > enough time to learn it... Wondered that myself on reading the above quote. Does witchcraft come from the gods? [TEoDM spoilers omitted.] If so, S might prefer to avoid it. Also, pararectally, one might need to be alive to be a witch.