On 7/14/06, Louis Eastman <almagaiz at gmail.com> wrote: > It's one thing to kill a rat who has bodyguards, because they know its > coming, > but they have defenses a good assassin can work around. Vlad knows how it > is done, he has 4 more eyes watching over him, and one of the most powerful > magical artifacts in the world. Once one or two assassins get their souls > eaten, > I think the assassins would mostly realize the risk is far more than any > reward. Knowing how it's done only gets you so far. "Given time and skill, anyone can be assassinated. Anyone. My great hope, and my great fear, all rolled into one." -Vlad Taltos -M. -- Be pretty if you are, Be witty if you can, But be cheerful if it kills you.