[Dragaera] [Dzur Spoilers] On a criticized conversation

[Howard Brazee]

Scott wrote:

>It 
>was
>in 
>the 
>town
>of 
>Nearby
>on
>a 
>Marketday 
>afternoon.
>The Blue Fox
>gathered
>up
>his
>bandits,
>and 
>into 
>town 
>he
>rode.
>
>
>>"I know, and you know, and you know I know, and I know you know I know
>>- but I insist that we *act* as though I don't know because the way
>>that I know is something I don't want everyone to know"
>
>I realize the above statement referenced Aliera more than Sethra, but since
>it applies equally well to both - I was rather interested to see that it was
>Vlad who chose to keep Sethra and Kiera separate. Granted I've read Dzur
>only once and need the requisite re-read at this point. From Vlad's first
>meeting with Kiera I came away with the impression that Sethra was rather
>amused/bemused by the idea that Vlad needed to have Kiera in front of him in
>order to talk to Kiera. I felt that the charade was as much for his own
>benefit as it was a way of respecting the secret. That respect might have
>been required in a semi-public place like his inn room, but it was
>completely unneccesary in Dzur mountain. He could have just asked Sethra
>what Kiera would say in pretty much the same way that Kiera, finding no
>better way to say things during a conversation at the inn, said "From what I
>know of Sethra, I think she'd say thus-and-such..."
>  
>
At first glance, that was what I thought, but...

>Dragaeran Situation Comedy Plot #3 - Vlad runs into Kiera in Adrilankha and
>when he makes some out-of-character reference, she says WTF are you talking
>about? Investigations lead to the conclusion that Kiera fended off a Jenoine
>attack but she suffered pyschically and is partially amnesiac as a result.
>Hijinks ensue.
>
>  
>
This indicates that the difference between the two is more real than we 
might think.   In this case, Vlad would get different answers from Kiera 
and Sethra, or at least different insights.