>And Laurels and Pelicans don't swear fealty on the Sword of State or >any other sword, at least not in my limited experience. >-- >Urtatim (that's err-tah-TEEM) That last may be by choice. In one I organized about a year ago for my protegee, that was one of the options. She choice, IIRC, her lord's sword. Morgana yr Oerfa, Westie