"Maximilian Wilson" <wilson.max at gmail.com> Sent by: dragaera-bounces at dragaera.info 04/12/06 11:41 AM To Dragaera <dragaera at dragaera.info> cc Subject Re: Giving the finger >On 4/12/06, Howard Brazee <howard at brazee.net> wrote: >> I wonder if for some Witchy reason he cut it off himself. Or for some >> loyality test. > >Like Morda's finger-bone (Lloyd Alexander)? Hmm, If I recall correctly, Morda had wrapped up his soul in that finger-bone, which made him think he was immortal. When Taran surprised him by finding it and waving it in his face, he was seriously put out. This sounds remarkably like "Putting his soul in a box", (Or a staff, or a sword, etc) the way a Wizard does in Dragaera. Has Vlad perhaps been studying to be a wizard? Is his finger holding his soul and making him immortal? Majikjon