[Dragaera] [Dzur Spoilers] On a criticized conversation

[Davdi Silverrock]

On 8/15/06, Alipaz, Julie <jalipaz at illumina.com> wrote:
> >
> > > > > > The
> > > > > > water
> > > > > > is
> > > > > > wide,
> > > > > > I
> > > > > > can
> > > > > > not
> > > > > > get
> > > > > > o'er.
> > > > > > Nor
> > > > > > have
> > > > > > I
> > > > > > wings
> > > > > > that
> > > > > > will
> > > > > > carry
> > > > > > me
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> > > Say, I just thought of a possible fixup for my problem with Aliera's
> > > behavior when Vlad first speaks to her in /Dzur/:

[snip many interpretive notions]

>
>         I just look at it as her behaving the same way that Sethra
> reacts when speaking about Kiera.  She is the second in line to the
> Dragon throne; she does not have cross house love affairs with jhereg
> assassins.  Just my two cents!
>

Hm.  I think that does work.  I'll have to re-read with that
interpretation in mind.

"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"

You know, that's a sentiment worthy of Bernard Wooley.