[Dragaera] Vlad

[Howard Brazee]

On 2/9/2010 8:17 AM, Michael Wojcik wrote:
> Personally, I'm inclined to side with those who feel this question
> doesn't demand much examination. But then I also feel Vlad wouldn't
> require all that much persuasion to narrate his life. It's not like
> he's never done anything else incautious. And, really, what's the
> risk? The Jhereg are already after him. He has high-placed friends in
> court, and he's performed great service to the Empire, so I can't see
> the authorities being in any great rush to bring him to justice -
> especially considering the short lifespan of Easterners, from the
> Dragaeran perspective.
>
> There's a big difference between wandering around town saying "hey, I
> kill people for money", and whispering your memoirs to an unseen
> confessor.
>    
He seems to be mostly telling us as things are happening - without much 
adjusting with the advantage of 20-20 hindsight.