It's very perceptive of you to point that out, Cluin. Most people aren't that aware of the link between Winona and Keira. Indeed they are both of a type that I find extremely interesting...they exist somewhere in the indefinable range between human beings and the Elvenfolk.

gnu - I sometimes deliberately use the American spellings when addressing Americans, because I want to set their minds at ease. This is particularly important when addressing a dumbass from Ohio, for reasons I don't think I really need to explain. ;-D Stress them out too much, and they may vote Republican!