> >Minor quibble: Text says Morrolan was fighting a Demon who took his "own > >sword" from him. Blackwand is not named here, and Morrolan may have been > >using a different sword at the time. > > True, true. I assumed Blackwand, primarily because Morollan doesn't seem to > have touched any other sword during Vlad's acquaintance with him. Morolan's > acquisition of Blackwand predates Vlad's birth, let alone his introduction > to Morollan. > > If Morollan WAS wielding some sword other than Blackwand at the time (Isn't > Vlad's phrasing something like "...watching helplessly as Morollan fought a > demon that had taken his own sword away from him..."?) then there's bound to > be a story in that. Two remarks: 1.) Vlad remarks at one point how unusual it is for Morrolan to be wearing Blackwand within the walls of Castle Black. This doesn't necessarily mean he wears some other sword, but Blackwand is not always ready to hand. 2.) When Morrolan duels Adron-detractors, is he fighting with Blackwand? I'm kind of surprised that anyone is willing to go up against a Morganti weapon that way, even if it's widely-known that GWs are sentient and capable of eating or not eating souls, as they choose. Mellar did, of course. ~Maximilian -- Be pretty if you are, Be witty if you can, But be cheerful if it kills you.