[Dragaera] [Dzur Spoiler] Another terribly amusing Speculation

[Jon Lincicum]

Davdi Silverrock wrote:
> On 9/11/06, Jon Lincicum wrote:
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>> Davdi Silverrock wrote:
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>>> On 9/11/06, Jon Lincicum wrote:
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>>>> Mercury
>>>> Venus
>>>> Earth
>>>> Mars
>>>> Ceres
>>>> Jupiter
>>>> Saturn
>>>> Uranus
>>>> Neptune
>>>> Pluto
>>>> Sedna
>>>> Xena
>>>> Minerva
>>>> Aphrodite
>>>> Loki
>>>> Bartelby
>>>> Azreal
>>>>
>>>>         
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>
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>>> Now I wonder if perhaps Mario was perhaps involved in training up
>>> other skilled assassins.  Like, say, the Sword of the Jhereg.  Which
>>> would give him another reason to become involved in the South
>>> Adrilankha issue.
>>>       
>
>   
>> If this were the case, one would wonder why Aliera was having so much
>> trouble tracking down Norathar leading up to /Yendi/?
>>     
>
> A: "Why didn't you *tell* me that your [former] apprentice was the
> e'Lanya Heir?!?"
> M: "Well, first of all, I never knew, and second of all, you never asked!"
>   
Good point.

Pointing that out would be likely to get him smacked, though.

> Well, I guess in this scenario, Mario trained Norathar before he
> partnered with Kragar.
> Cawti might have been secondarily-trained by Norathar.
>   
I suppose that's possible. It *does* seem like Norathar to seek out the 
best at her newly-chosen profession in order to perfect her craft.

Hmm... Suppose Norathar was the "mutual friend" who introduced Kragar to 
Mario? As a newly disgraced Dragon, Kragar wouldn't have had a lot of 
friends, and Norathar might have felt sympathy for his situation. 
(Especially, if, as some have speculated, Kragar is actually a 
crossbreed of some kind.)
> Or alternatively, Mario, cagey fellow that he is, keeps his
> assassin-trainees separate, for whatever reason.
>   
"Whatever reason"... How about common sense? After all, these people 
would be competing for work with one another, and they would also be 
trained to kill...

> Hm. Wasn't Kragar was the one who told Vlad that the Sword & Dagger
> were after him?
>   

Well, yes, but I see no reason to doubt that this info came through the 
"Laris Friend" that set them up, as explained in the book. Since it was 
a key part of SiG's plan to off Norathar, having it come from "Kragar's 
insider knowledge" would actually undermine some perfectly good /Yendi/ 
plot points.


Majikjon