[@Lovejoy] ahh, thanks.

Do I see foreshadowing?  I see foreshadowing!

Out of curiosity, how do you think Ziotea and Indira would interact?  Would they have anything to do with each other?  Ziotea might be considered as a candidate for the Circle due to the depth of her reserves even if she is 90-95th percentile instead of 99th, and she combines the extra power of Omestrians with the combat skill of Lanostrans.  She wouldn't last long if she was, though, given the nature of her power, and it might keep her from being tapped in the first place (took her long enough to master basic control and by then it was clear she wasn't the right sort, perhaps?)

But she is visibly Omestrian, even if she doesn't think of herself that way, or prefers to call herself Lanostran -- or just say that it's not anyone's business and they should shut up.  I could see her having either respect or hatred for Indira, if they do have some sort of relationship.  Not sure which is more likely, and not sure which would be more fun.

We should probably consider the guy Ziotea messed up, too, and what he's like.  Any ideas there?  I figured...maybe overconfident, maybe not, but he definitely underestimated her, and I wouldn't be surprised if he baited her -- part of why he got slammed so [i]hard[/i].  It probably wasn't a spar, it was just an interaction in the courtyard or something.  Perhaps with Rodion and Ragnar present as well?  *considering*