[Dragaera] Iorich ***SPOILERS****

[Konrad Gaertner]

"Jon%20Lincicum" wrote:
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> Spoilers. Oh goodness yes there are spoilers here.
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> Something that the Teckla Poncer said in chapter 5 caught my attention:
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> [cite] Iorich, Chapter 5, page 96
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> "That's good to know," I told Poncer. "Who else sees the Empress? Does she have a Prime Minister?"
> "No," he said. "Well, some say she does, but it's a secret."
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> [end cite]
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> The last time we know of that Zerika *did* have a Prime Minister was at the end of /Sethra Lavode/, when Pel was appointed to the position.
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> Now, there are rumors that there "may be" a "secret" Prime Minister... Which seems very much like something Pel would do. Weilding power from behind the scenes.
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> I wonder what the story is here, and whatever has happened to our old friend Lord Galstan?

I found it interesting that Poncer has never heard of the position of
Discreet, which is what Pel was aiming for pre-Interregnum.


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