At 02:57 PM 5/24/98 -0400, household wrote:

    She looked at him for a moment, then drew a shuddering breath.  "I
guess that I should tell you my story now. Watch."  With that she squinted,
reached out her arms, and concentrated.  A moment later, a pack, much
similar to Ryoga's, fell into her arms.  Lara looked up and caught eyes
with him.  "I don't have the powers of the Pattern, Ryoga, I carry the
Logrus, the power of chaos within me.  You see, my mother is a member of
one of the houses in the Courts of Chaos.  She decided that she wanted to
bear an heir to a royal family.  So, she snuck into Castle Amber one night
when the queen, Vialle, was absent, spiked the drink of King Random,
shapeshifted so the she looked like his husband, and slept with the king."

                                         ^^^^^^^

  I didn't know Random was bisexual.  

You would think that Amber would be used to this sort of stunt after Corwin
and Dara.

Interesting premise.  It certainly explains Ryouga's ability to walk from
Japan to Russia without even realizing it.  

So which of Ryouga's parents are of the royal house of Amber?  And what
does this imply about Ranma since he can match or outdo a member of the
royal house in several respects. 

                                                                       dml