[fwd to list] On 3/14/06, Philip Hart <philiph at slac.stanford.edu> wrote: > Well, I think he thinks that because there's no alternative but > to take the throne - in a multi-emperor view, a bad situation > might well be just a sign to chuck the idiot in charge. Aerich > would say so, then Adron would make your argument, etc. etc. Unless it's a Phoenix, the house which is expected to "sink into decay" as the Cycle turns. It would be a stronger argument if, say, a corrupt Iorich emperor were deposed by Jhereg without considering an alternative Iorich. Max Wilson -- Be pretty if you are, Be witty if you can, But be cheerful if it kills you.