[Dragaera] [Dzur spoiler] Possible crack in the orb

[Jose Marquez]

Philip Hart wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Aug 2006, Maximilian Wilson wrote:
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>> Pg. 222.
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>>     "How long have you been his contact, Kragar?"
>>     "About, uh, ninety years, I guess."
>>     "How did you meet him?"
>>     "A mutual friend introduced us."
>>     "A friend? I didn't think Aliera even liked you."
>>     He chuckled. "One for you, Vlad."
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>> Except Aliera wasn't around ninety years ago. So what's Kragar chuckling
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> Good point, I think.  Also Kragar was nobody (or so it seemed at least)
> when Vlad met him - it's odd to me that he would have been in a position
> to have someone think him worth introducing to Mario, and I'd be surprised
> if Mario hadn't recognized his qualities and used or helped him in such a
> way that 85 years later he should have been somebody.
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Wild speculation: What if Sethra knows about Kragar as a Dragon, and 
after he is expelled and joins the Jhereg (I imagine that sort of thing 
doesn't happen all the time, so it might have some particular resonance 
for her), she keeps tabs on him through her Jhereg sources? Sethra also 
knows Mario, and probably knows about Mario and Aliera, and she might 
just mention to Kiera that Mario could use a contact like Kragar. Kiera 
passes this on to Mario, who checks Kragar out.

Now to poke holes in it: Mutual friend is Sethra? But can Kragar 
honestly describe Aliera as a mutual friend? I doubt that Aliera's 
contempt for Kragar is feigned; I doubt her contempt for Vlad is 
feigned. But she's a Dragon; she's expected to be contemptuous of Jhereg 
and is appropriately so in public. In private, it seems all bets are off.
> Related - Mario kills a Left Hand coming out of a teleport, and Vlad's
> jaw drops.  Couldn't it be as simple a thing as she always teleports to
> the same spot and one just waits there?
Likely. But to discover such a thing in such a short time and then take 
advantage of it seems astounding. Especially since the Left Hand 
apparently teleport differently. Or some of them do. But on this list, 
I'm always happy to generalize from one example. Particularly for a 
Dragaeran; it seems Mario moves as fast as Vlad.

Really enjoyed Dzur, by the way. I meant to re-read it immediately, but 
then my girlfriend complained, and I agreed that it would be fairer if I 
let her read it before I re-read it.

Jose

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