[Dragaera] Jhereg policy in _TPG_

[Jon Lincicum]

Scott Schultz wrote:
>
>> What would Vlad have done in such circumstances earlier in his life?
>> Would custom allow him to return the fee if he wanted to?  I don't
>> recall such a thing being discussed in the Texts.  I can't really
>> imagine him acceding to such a demand - I suppose he might check
>> if his employer wished him to continue the job.
>>
>
> I'm not sure what the custom would be, though I have this impression 
> that "custom" was more about the personal preferences of the assassin 
> than a general policy of the Jhereg. I guess I shouldn't be making 
> statements without books nearby to reference, but I want to say that 
> it wasn't unusual for the fee to be considered a kind of retainer, 
> that the assassin could return without problem if he decided that the 
> job was too dangerous. I may be making that up.

There is precedent for this. Cawti and Norathar return the fee they were 
paid to kill Vlad in /Yendi/. (Presumably to Laris.) Vlad seems to see 
this as a normal type of transaction for an assassin, so it likely 
happens from time to time.

Majikjon