[Dragaera] Jhegaala etc. (no spoilers, I think)

[Jon Lincicum]

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From: "Alexx Kay" <alexx at panix.com>
> > On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 7:59 AM, Alexx Kay <alexx at panix.com> wrote:
> >>> And we learn that this happened three years before the telling of it.
> >>> Which
> >>> ( I think) implies that Vlad was on the run for at least that long.
> >>> I'd
> >>> make that meaning that the telling of this happened not too long before
> >>> Athyra, but wouldn't swear to it.
> >>
> >> Actually, _Jhegaala_ was narrated in 247 PI, definitely after _Athyra_
> >> (and possibly in response to it, see my earlier speculation).  Probably
> >> shortly before the events of _Orca_, though it could also have been
> >> after.
> >
> > Which means there's someone besides Kiera who knows how to locate Vlad
> > when he's on the run: the owner of the black box. (Brust?)
> 
> Not necessarily.  I'll have to reread _Orca_ to see if this actually makes
> sense or not, but I have this vision in my head of Vlad, Kiera, and the
> owner of the box hanging out together for a week or two after the end of
> _Orca_, telling stories to each other.
> 
> Alexx

Given that the Jhereg had learned Vlad was in the area through the death of Stony, I really don't see this as likely. 

Seems like he would have wanted to skip town ASAP.

Majikjon