MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 1388 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Re: More kind of fluff-stuff by "Raven Darkblade" 2) Re: More kind of fluff-stuff by David Lovely 3) Re: mini-bio by jourgen 4) Re: More kind of fluff-stuff by Shawna 5) Re: scrambled + by Elizabeth Hoffman 6) Re: mini-bio/Sword + Sorceress question by brianben-+AT+-worldnet.att.net 7) ADMIN: just a few notes by Melanie Dymond Harper 8) Re: scrambled + by Kenneth Allen Hyde 9) companions and choosing by "K.S." 10) Bios and stuff by ikunkle-+AT+-andover.edu (Izzy Kunkle) 11) Firesong by Kristi Pedersen 12) Re: Firesong by jourgen 13) Re: Misty's Love Life by Eos419-+AT+-aol.com 14) Re: Firesong by "Fam. Verkuijlen" 15) Re: Firesong by "Gwyn'he'far shena Tale'sedrin" 16) Re: Firesong by "Raven Darkblade" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 06 Nov 1997 20:36:28 PST From: "Raven Darkblade" To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: More kind of fluff-stuff Message-ID: <19971107043631.19684.qmail-+AT+-hotmail.com> Adding my $2.02 to the bio discussion... I'm Abby, I'm 17, and I live in Mississippi, though I'll be moving northward next autumn when I go to college. When not at school, I can generally be found out riding Classy (aka Pure Class), my grey Arab/Welsh spitfire of a pony, or online, or reading some (most likely fantasy) novel, or online and reading some novel, or some other variant thereof (unfortunately, I have not yet discovered how to ride and read, or how to ride and be online, or how to do all three.. give me time). I am also an incurable chocoholic and a devoted addict of Jelly Belly gourmet jelly beans. I listen to almost all kinds of music, with the exceptions of rap, metal, and gospel.. I especially like Celtic music, Billy Joel, and Bon Jovi. My favorite animals aside from horses are cats, of which I own two, Sammy and Ria, and dolphins, and wolves, and hawks and falcons. My family also owns two dogs, a black Labrador called Milly and a beagle whose full name is Ginger Louise. We've also ownder guinea pigs, hamsters, and gerbils, who have gone by such names as Ziggy, Lucky, Frodo, and Snowball (the guinea pigs), Rascal (the hamster), Scamp, Guess (NOT after the jeans... after an old joke between myself and my granfather), Indiana (Jones), McGyver, Kleo, and Killinger... (the gerbils). We are very much an animal family. Autumn if my favorite season, but Christmas is my favorite holiday. I'm known for my lenience when it comes to music, movies, and books, which is why I will not attempt to list my favorites in those areas. I detest people who feel the need to pick movies apart and say 'This couldn't happen,' and 'That couldn't happen,' the way my mother and brother did to Independence Day. My father is a lawyer (I know, I know, it's not my fault). My brother is majoring in psychology and apparently enjoying himself. I intend to go into veterinary medicine, having proven the strenth of my stomach by way of three necropsies with my vet med Explorer Post--I am a Boy Scout as well as a Girl Scout, which has confounded innumerable 9-year-old boys. Furthermore, I write fantasy for my own amusement, and have snippets of my literary attempts at my homepage along with my List of Laws and Theorems and a forthcoming List of Quotes... (shameless plug). I also, in the manner of Eldan, used to write bad poetry. I stopped. Apologies for rambling on. As I said in my essay in my application to Montreat College, I fascinate myself. :) <> Trae--Drool! I've always had a soft spot in my heart for Arabians. Hmm... what would I want? A second phone line, full college tuition, and a lifetime supply of Jelly Bellies. A girl can dream, right? And, an ObMisty-- About the lifebond thing... being in love (or at least hovering over it) I can't really say that reading about lifebonds has set me up for any disappointment. That may be because if my romantic interest and I were any closer it'd have to /be/ a lifebond... we frequently experience 'telepathic moments' and finish one another's thoughts with impunity. However, the concept intrigues me immensely, and in one of my fantasy tworlds I have developed something similar, called soulsharing or, in my version of the Elvish language, Kiriyel. Having a deathly fear of plagiarism, I took care not to make it too similar--and other fantasy worlds by different authors have similar concepts as well. Incidentally, I wanted to /smack/ Firesong one in Storms... 'Oh, poor me, I don't have a lifebond...' Geesh. Cope already! ..Yes, that's not entirely charitable of me. I think I'll stop rambling and ranting. I promise, I'm not usually this verbose! (Secret message to Izzy--any more verses for the filk yet? :)) Zha'hai'allav'a, Raven Darkblade abbykat-+AT+-hotmail.com http://www.angelfire.com/ky/Ashke http://dragonlance.justbecause.org ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Nov 1997 23:36:11 -0500 (EST) From: David Lovely To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: More kind of fluff-stuff Message-ID: >What are everyone's favorite things? If you could have >anything that money could buy, what would it be? Umm.... I'd pay of my college loans, my parents' mortgage, give my school a SH*TLOAD of money(they really need it), and enough plane tickets to allow me to see my BF every weekend. *grin* Hugs to all, Dave =o) *_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_* ____ Dave Lovely * shaych-+AT+-simons-rock.edu * Dave_17Wi or DaveQat on IRC \ /__ \/ / "In empty spaces I twist and talk, and come down with the roar \/ of thunder." -The Discordian Quotes ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 06 Nov 1997 23:51:10 -0500 From: jourgen To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: mini-bio Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19971106235110.00694254-+AT+-pop.mindspring.com> At 12:17 AM 11/6/97 GMT, you wrote: >People have been giving sort of >mini-bios of themselves; makes me wonder what the "average" person on this >list would be. How old? Male or female? From where? When did they start >reading Misty? This is jourgen. I am relatively new to the list, about a month, and have been playing the quiet one by the punch bowl, and just lurking, didn't introduce myself when I joined (no maners, my mother would be horrified), so here it all comes. I'm a Pandora's box kind of guy, quiet and closed until it's finally opened, then you can't shut the thing again (refering to the huge hole in my head also know as my mouth). Here's me. I'm a 25yo male from Raleigh, NC, Key Facilitator for the travel department of a major pharmicutical company (ie a glorified travel agent and is it just me or does that sound like i'm on a game show) I live in a nice apartment with too many movies too many books and too many cd's. (yes occasionally, i do leave the house to go to too many parties) I started reading Misty three/four years ago when I just happened upon MPawn (i read the newbfest) and fell hopelessly in love with the character of Vanyel (Jody Lee's artwork did hurt either). Since then, I've been hooked. Hope I didn't bore too many people, but once I get going, I never shut-up. And I should warn one other thing, I am the worst speller in history, so if you see a word that doesn't look like a word, it probably isn't.%^} jourgen ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 06 Nov 1997 22:01:13 -0800 From: Shawna To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: More kind of fluff-stuff Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19971107060113.006db728-+AT+-mail.music.vt.edu> At 04:55 AM 11/7/97 GMT, you wrote: > >>What are everyone's favorite things? If you could have >>anything that money could buy, what would it be? Well, delurking for the second time in three days! (wow, that's pretty outspoken of me!) , I thought I'd throw in my bio and all of that jazz... i am 23, female, live in Oregon, just graduated from college wi/ a degree in theatre, and am going back to college for a masters in multimedia, as everybody has stated (why go against the flow?) i love to read, animals(especially my two silly kits), music and dance. I would have to be quite silly and say i love all the seasons - just in moderation! There's something rather amazing about the transitions from one season to the next that i love, the scents, the wild variations in color palatte - you name it, i love it about each of the seasons.... i just sort of wish each one were either shorter or longer - ususally both simultaneously! ;-) as far as money - it would be really nice to be able to pay off school loans and afford grad school, and as for the person with the Arabian Horse Farm- can i come and joinin on the fun? Always adored arabians, and would love some of my very own!!!! Zhai'helleva, shawna/starsong ---------------------------------------------------------------- I died as a mineral and became a plant, I died as a plant and rose to animal. I died as animal and I was human. Why should I fear? When was I less by dying? Yet once more I shall die human, To soar with angels blessed above. And when I sacrifice my angel soul I shall become what no mind ever conceived. ---------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 10:21:55 +0000 (GMT) From: Elizabeth Hoffman To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: scrambled + Message-ID: Hi, Can anyone on this list explain why when I get American emails at least some of them appear to have a complete scrambled (long) mess tacked on the end. Should the stuff that comes after "begin 600 WINMAIL.DAT" be words? Also has anyone else noticed that pretty well everyone who has posted a bio has or (in my case) has had (and can't have one right now) a cat or cats. It quite made Storms for me having Altra there, reminded me of my old cat, vastly more intelligent and worldly wise than me. On the subject of An'desha's (ok where'd the appostraphy go that looks wrong) inability to understand the stuff at Urtho's tower. Isn't it implied in White Gryphon that Kaleda'in (sp) isn't the normal language of the kingdom and that White Gryphon uses both. Bye Liz --------------------- Elizabeth Hoffman E.G.Hoffman-+AT+-soton.ac.uk ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 07:10:36 -0500 From: brianben-+AT+-worldnet.att.net To: Subject: Re: mini-bio/Sword + Sorceress question Message-ID: <19971107121441.AAA27280-+AT+-brianben> ---------- > From: jourgen > To: brianben-+AT+-worldnet.att.net > Subject: Re: mini-bio > Date: Friday, November 07, 1997 12:38 AM > > At 12:17 AM 11/6/97 GMT, you wrote: > >People have been giving sort of > >mini-bios of themselves; makes me wonder what the "average" person on this > >list would be. How old? Male or female? From where? When did they start > >reading Misty? I've been on and off of the list several times over the last year (due to problems getting a new ISP), also I've been lurking lately since you all seem to know the answers before I can look them up. I'm thirty-four, male, and I live in Xenia, Ohio, USA. I started reading Misty about a year and a half ago and have devoured everything I could get my hand on by her since then. My first book was SG which I thought was a very interesting story. Little did I know that the LHM series would knock my emotional socks off. One of the great things about this list is no one cares whether you're gay or straight, what color your skin is, or whether you're disabled or able-bodied. I was born with Spina Bifida and use a wheelchair to get around. Now I didn't say that to get any pity, it's just part of who I am. I don't mind honest questions about my disability. If anyone wants to know more about me or my disability, please email me privately. Hmm...an ObMisty maybe...umm...sort of. On the cover of Sword and Sorceress X there is a woman holding a sword that looks supiciously like Gabrielle from Xena. Does anyone know if the actress who plays Gabby posed for this cover art? ShadowWolf, God of Stupid Chess Moves "Checkmate" -- Deep Blue -- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 14:18:30 GMT From: Melanie Dymond Harper To: mercedes-lackey Subject: ADMIN: just a few notes Message-ID: <199711071418.OAA06225-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk> A reminder of a few things: 1) if you are sending mail from AOL to s*bscribe or uns*bscribe to the list, you will need to use "No Subject" as a subject line. AOL does not allow you to send mail with a blank subject line; if you leave the subject line blank, it will fill it in from the first line of the message. This being the line which says "subscribe"/"unsubscribe", if this happens, your message will not be read by listproc, and hence nothing gets done. 2) if you are sending mail via a Web browser, or other utility that allows you to type in your own email address, _PLEASE_ double-check to make sure you have typed it correctly. The worst thing is that if you have got it wrong, bounce messages saying things like "you are not subscribed" won't get to you and they end up in my lap, instead. Doing this is a very short route to unpopularity. 3) If you want to unsubscribe from the list and are having difficulty, _ask for help_. Either from me or from one of the Councillors of Mist, who are making my life so very much easier these days :) Do not, and I give this purely in the spirit of an example, forward every message back to the list with a little note saying "Please take me off your mailing list." (The person that did this managed to combine it with item 2 above, so none of the messages got through.) Thanks. Mel ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 09:30:45 -0500 (EST) From: Kenneth Allen Hyde To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: scrambled + Message-ID: On Fri, 7 Nov 1997, Elizabeth Hoffman wrote: > Can anyone on this list explain why when I get American emails at > least some of them appear to have a complete scrambled (long) mess > tacked on the end. Should the stuff that comes after "begin 600 > WINMAIL.DAT" be words? Yep. Actually, this is something that I would like to remind people on the list about. Many of the newer email programs (particularly WinMail, Netscape Mail, et cetera) have an option that includes a fully-formatted copy of the email message and/or an html version. These formats do not work with a text-only email program (which is what most of the world still has *grin*). In addition, adding these extra versions of the message can double or triple (or more) the size of the message. For this reason, we ask that mail that is sent to this list not include binary or html versions of the message. If you have an email program that does this, please go into your settings (or Preferences, or Options, or whatever your program calls them) and change the settings to *not* include .dat or .bin or .html versions of your messages. Your list-sibs with text-only mail programs and cranky sys-admins will bless you. =) In the meantime, if you are one of the people who has a text-only mail program and only gets binary "garbage" from certain posters, please don't get cranky. Either let them know in a polite, *private* post or let a Councilor of Mist know (this is one of the things we try to remind people about). But remember that, if they have a email program that sends binary versions, then it probably reads binary versions, and (from their end) everything probably looks just fine. =) Hmmmm. ObMisty: I heard some good dish on our dear Ms. L. the other day. My dad (who used to work at American Airlines too) was saying that the other programmers at American report that she was an "adequate" programmer but not really stellar at it. Given that this usually is programmer speak for "not really technology/science driven," I can't help but wonder if this doesn't go some ways in explaining those circles of mage-energy and a few of the other "engineering" oddities in the books. (For those of you who weren't around during the great "circle" debate, check it out in the archives. There was considerable opinion amongst the engineers and other techies on the list that the waves of mage-energy in Storms was remarkably poor science.) Still, I am certainly happy that she decided to leave a field that she was merely "adequate" at for a field that she is great at. =) May the seas be your solace and the forests a refuge for your spirit, Cennydd Councilor of Mist Kenneth Allen Hyde | No matter how subtle the wizard, a knife Univ. of Delaware | between the shoulder blades will seriously Dept. of Linguistics | cramp his style -- Old Jhereg proverb kenny-+AT+-Udel.Edu | A mind is a terrible toy to waste! -- Me //www.ling.udel.edu/hyde/prof/ken.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 11:00:45 -0800 (PST) From: "K.S." To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: companions and choosing Message-ID: i have a question that i hope is not too silly. In arrows, there was mention in the orientation class that if the trainees didn't want to be heralds, their companions would go out and choose someone else. But in LHM, when van gets chosen and he doesn't want to live much less become a herald, why couldn't Y'fandes conceivably choose someone else? (i understand that that would screw up the story) Also, what is the average lifespan of a companion? For horses, it is usually somewhere in the 20's to 30's depending on the kind of condition and care they've recieved, but 'Fandes was 10(?) when she chose Van, and they were together a long time. I also don't think i've heard of a companion dying of old age before the herald, usually it's the other way around(?) >>What are everyone's favorite things? If you could have >> anything that money could buy, what would it be? *grin* I would _love_ to have a nice computer, one that does everything so i wouldn't spend my life in university labs. A -nice- grand piano, unlimited sheet music, someone to clean my apt., and of course lots and lots of books! I would also like to go to the music store and not have to worry about rent, grocery money, tuition etc. when i get out! My favorite things are music, animals, and strangely i like autumn the best as well. the weather is cool but not freezing, it's not hot, and it's so pretty out! well, i think i've prattled on enough.... ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 15:23:54 -0500 From: ikunkle-+AT+-andover.edu (Izzy Kunkle) To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Bios and stuff Message-ID: Well, I guess I'll come out of my semi-seclusion and introduce myself. I'm Izzy Kunkle, a 15-year old Junior at Phillips Academy Andover. (Prep schools here are bizarre. Junior means freshman. What the hey, makes me sound smarter. ;) I have been called a budding psycho, among other things, by the people who like me. As to what I do....well, mostly when I have a choice about things I'm online or reading/writing, or doing both. I MUSH, and my current semi-regular places to be are Dragonlance (where I know Abby from), Pern, and Shadowrun. The first Lackey book I ever read was Arrow's Fall. I was getting ready for one of the torturous cross-country car trips my dad takes my family on. (I, personally, would rather be tortured to death. Slowly.) and picked it out from a bookshelf because it looked good. I think I've read all of the Valdemar books now except Storm Breaking. Lifebonds. Huh. I tend to agree more with Alos from _The Dragonstone_ (Dennis McKiernan is good.). "Lovers and would-be lovers, bah!" I have a boyfriend, despite this, but I tend to be paradoxial. And I agree with Abby-Firesong needed a good swift kick. (Note to Abby, on reading her post: If you and B. become one of those cute couples staring moonstruck into each others' eyes all the time, I will have to track you down and hurt you.) Besides Misty, I read Anne McCaffery, Dragonlance, any other fantasy books I can get my grubby little hands on, and a bunch of humor. I also read romance novels for amusement and to be able to parody the covers. And for the guys. Yum. ;) (Is a teenager, whatdya expect?) If only they existed. Horror, too. Stephen King is very very kewl. If I could have anything money could buy...I'd buy tons and tons of books, of course...my own computer, (I have to use the lab. It's not open on Saturdays. Feh, what am I supposed to do then?) and...I dunno. Maybe a lot of junk food. Oh, and some plane tickets to see my BF and friends I meet over the net. Hmmm. And I'd probably buy one of everything in the Firebird catalog. (Got HHH and LLL, after some mass confusion on the part of my parents, who have to be dragged kicking and screaming into the 20th century. "Well, do you want music CDs or computer CDs?" "Dad. Just click on CDs. It'll work. Trust me." They sound great!) I think this is it for ATM. Later! P.S. Not quite yet, Abby. Working on it. Need Cracker Jacks. Izzy Kunkle, Oriented Junior at Phillips Academy, Andover. Dragonlance MUSH is at dragonlance.justbecause.org 6666. Try it! Reality is for those who lack imagination. Insanity is relative, which makes sense because relatives tend to be insane.:) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 13:26:39 -0800 (PST) From: Kristi Pedersen To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Firesong Message-ID: <19971107212639.9565.rocketmail-+AT+-send1b.yahoomail.com> Hi! I'm new to the list and I've finally thought of something goodenough to be my first question. This is something that has bothered mefor a while. In the second book of the mage storms, Firesong starts acting reallyweird. Was a reason ever given for why he was acting so cuckoo? Anddoes anyone know why he switched from wanting to kill Karal toprotecting him? Thanks a million! Kristi :) __________________________________________________________________ Sent by Yahoo! Mail. Get your free e-mail at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Nov 1997 18:55:10 -0500 From: jourgen To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Firesong Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19971107185510.00696178-+AT+-pop.mindspring.com> >In the second book of the mage storms, Firesong starts acting >reallyweird. Was a reason ever given for why he was acting so cuckoo? > Anddoes anyone know why he switched from wanting to kill Karal >toprotecting him? Now that I have finally started talking, off we go. If I'm not mistaken, that section is in Storm Rising (forgive if Storm Warning) after Firesong had assisted bannishing Falconsbane. Karal and An'desha began becoming better firends, Firesong became jealous and somehow (if I remember correctly) went into the place where Ma'ar hid waiting to be released by his decendants. As far as the changed toward Karal, it was all part of that which I found (dare I say it) disappointing. Firesong realized it was dangerous to be doing what he was doing, stopped, and began to see the good side of Karal. Several chapters of buildup brought to a nice tiddy conclusion in a few pages. It reminded me of most television. My spouse is having an affair, my children are on crack, I'm an ax murder, oh, but we see that's not really nice, let's all stop. And they all lived happily ever after. (feeble attempt at humor) I may not recall it as it was, in which case feel free to call me a ninnie and tell me to reread the book, but I do remember feeling the climax was too neat to justify the build-up. One final thing, I really like the character of Firesong, so I think that's why I felt let down. If this isn't what you were refering to, please ignore me, I will ramble incessently. :-) jourgen ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 19:36:52 -0500 (EST) From: Eos419-+AT+-aol.com To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Misty's Love Life Message-ID: <971107193652_1435090469-+AT+-mrin38> In a message dated 97-11-05 19:44:44 EST, you write: << . Do not pass go, do not collect $100.00. >> Sorry for being picky, but isn't it $200? I have not given my own bio. I'm 16 and live in Portland, Oregon with my mom, and my brother on weekends. And my 2 cats, Einstein and Zuzu, who are the coolest cats on the face of the planet. I have no life, I sit at home and read and watch movies and listen to music and mess around online. Blah blah blah. I've started looking at colleges, which is scary. The big thing for me right now is that the Little Mermaid is returning to theatres next weekend!!! I had my first Misty books (all three arrows books) shoved at me by my friend when I was 13. She ordered me to read them, but of course I loved them, or I wouldn't be here today. this is really stupid. ooh la la ooh ee cha cha ooh la cha cha cha. Zhai'helleva, Kaeldra ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Nov 1997 19:04:14 -0600 From: "Fam. Verkuijlen" To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Firesong Message-ID: <3463BA8E.10E-+AT+-mail.hiwaay.net> jourgen wrote: > > >In the second book of the mage storms, Firesong starts acting > >reallyweird. Was a reason ever given for why he was acting so cuckoo? > > Anddoes anyone know why he switched from wanting to kill Karal > >toprotecting him? > > Karal and An'desha began becoming > better firends, Firesong became jealous and somehow (if I remember > correctly) went into the place where Ma'ar hid waiting to be released by > his decendants. Firesong realized it was > dangerous to be doing what he was doing, stopped, and began to see the good > side of Karal. Several chapters of buildup brought to a nice tiddy > conclusion in a few pages. > jourgen Another reason he was acting so weird was that he was affected more by the Magestorms because of his powers. From what I understood that was the reason he checked out Ma'ars hiding place in the first place. I don't really recall the reasoning why the Magestorms had such an effect on Firesong. (okay, I'll confess, the kids are finally in bed and I'm too lazy to get up again!) Mariet ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Nov 1997 17:21:12 PST From: "Gwyn'he'far shena Tale'sedrin" To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Firesong Message-ID: <19971108012112.13171.qmail-+AT+-hotmail.com> >In the second book of the mage storms, Firesong starts acting >reallyweird. Was a reason ever given for why he was acting so >cuckoo? Anddoes anyone know why he switched from wanting to kill >Karal toprotecting him? I thought I remembered Silverfox saying something about how the mage storms affected Healing Adepts' brains because they were so closely tied to the land. I think he said that was part of why Firesong was acting so weird, by contributing to and amplifying his own jealous feelings. This was right after the incident when Firesong almost killed Aya. As for why he wanted to protect Karal, I think it was mainly because he felt guilty about wanting to kill him in the first place. Am I getting this right? Gwyn'he'far ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Nov 1997 18:17:32 PST From: "Raven Darkblade" To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Firesong Message-ID: <19971108021733.13679.qmail-+AT+-hotmail.com> Jourgen wrote: <> Well, he didn't go /into/ it... he went and looked at it. He wanted a lifebond..his jealousy of Karal's friendship with An'desha and the fact that An'desha was growing independent of Firesong was mixed up in that... and he was considering trying a more ethical version of what Ma'ar did. <> Again, not precisely. He went into a rage, and Darkwind and Elspeth smacked some sense into him... and then, most importantly, Silverfox the friendly kestra'chern showed up and helped him through his mixed-up-nesses. He didn't just 'decide' to be nice. I still want to smack him one. Or at least shake him good a few times. Zha'hai'allav'a, Raven Darkblade ********************************* * Paul's Law: * * You can't fall off the floor * ********************************* abbykat-+AT+-hotmail.com http://www.angelfire.com/ky/Ashke/ http://dragonlance.justbecause.org/ ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ End of MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 1388 **********************************