Hee! My dad had a fancy chess set I used to play with--the knights were these incredibly detailed Roman soldiers on horseback. I'd forgotten about that!

Also comes from my habit of crying/fussing/complaining about something completely unrelated as a kid while my mother patiently peeled back the layers until she got to the real reason I was upset.

Oh, yeah, my mom was good at that, too!

Hee--I love Mal with his box helmet.