[Dragaera] Dragaeran Publication Date of _Five HundredYearsAfter_

[Jon Lincicum]

Scott wrote:
>> Not if she didn't know he was a historical novelist, rather than a
>> historian with an actual, rather than pretended, interest in accurate
>> reporting.
>>     
>
> While I tend to think Aliera would be more suspicious than that, the two
> viewpoints (Aliera uses Paarfi to "whitewash" her father, Paarfi uses Aliera
> to sensationalize his historical romance) aren't incompatible. It simply
> requires them to be using each other, a state of affairs that strikes me as
> being more likely than not.
>
> Aliera might be annoyed with Paarfi's portrayal of herself, while she
> chuckles at the trick she played on him regarding her father's actions.
> Depending on her mood, the one might put paid to the other.
>   
Mind you, all of this assumes that Aliera is still around at the time 
Paarfi is writing the Khaavren Romances.

Which we have no assurances of.

Maybe she gets killed in some war late in Zerika's reign? Thus, Paarfi 
doesn't have to worry so much about what he says about her.

Majikjon