At 11:40 AM 7/10/02 -0400, Gaertk at aol.com wrote: >> pp115-116: Tortaalik ordered Lanmarea to arrest Kathana: >> spine severed + >> several paint brushes in his eyes = mortal wounding >> without following >> dueling code {"mortal" = "can't save life", rather >> than "can't revivify", right?} > >But then why make such a point of the severed spine and >paintbrushes in the eyes? Possible reasons: To accentuate the viciousness of the crime. To satisfy Paarfi's "modern" audience, who would appreciate the mortal nature of the wound, even in their own time.