MW - your summary of that scene was excellent- I wish I had you to clarify everything I read in the Malazan series
. I am actually re-reading the series from scratch in preparation for reading Toll of the Hounds (on Memories of Ice now). Amazing how much clearer things are the second time through. And I agree. the books are awesome. Some of the characters are classic: Korbal and Bauchelain of course, and Kruppe almost always makes me bust out laughing - I wish I could talk like that!