Ah yes, very somber, solemn, and short, as it should be. And finally, the exact location and size of Ged's lands on the world map. Leonard #502 is tatally awesome...Mongo's rage, and Peldor's treasure, both are excellent plot twists......your writing has only improved since you took the time off..so, now I wonder what kind of trouble Belphanoir will get into.. Joe Btw, I read 502 and lost tales 1. Both of them were great. I have a question though. Was the green orb thing that Belphanior missed supposed to be something we already know about? By the way you mentioned it, it sounded like we had seen it before and it was significant. I don't recall anything about a green orb before. Anyway, keep up the good work. Kyle The green orb/egg/whatever was a shapeshifter cocoon. Foreshadowing for the future... By the way, nice knowing that Peldor has his loot stashed away. I never considered it, but it makes perfect sense. At least he won't be one to be rubbed out so easily. Alan