>I remember Vlad describing a kiss from Sethra as "warm-despite-the-cold." >/Jhereg/, I think, in Morrolan's ballroom. This is more of an emotional reference than a reference to a physical reference, I'd think. Sethra greets him warmly while the rest of the guests give him an understandably chilly reception. >>While The Necromancer clearly isn't in the >>same category as Sethra ("That's how you die. That's how he dies. That's how >>she dies. It's all very personal.") >Is this a Vladian quote, or a TV reference to something else? It doesn't ring a bell. Beetlejuice reference. It's the explanation given for why the afterlife isn't quite what the main characters of the movie expected it to be. >I wonder how Vlad feels today about the day he "gave as good as I got"? That would require a spoiler warning, but if you review the "council of war" in _Jhereg_ you should see what I was referring to.