[Dragaera] The Desecrator (spoilers)

[Alexx Kay]

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>   When Telnan said the
>  rough cave walls were as old as "really old things" I think he was
> planning to say "as old as (parts of?) Dzur Mountain"...

Simpler (and funnier) explanation: He was about say "as old as *you*", but
thought better of it :-)

>   If, as he appears to presume, he was given the name "Telnan" because he
> became a student of Sethra's, why is it proper for him to identify himself
> as "Telnan of Ranler", etc?  Is he just following her instructions or has
> he changed his name to "Telnan"?  Is there anything in normal legal
> circumstances necessary for a noble to change his name other than actually
> calling himself by another name?

It seems to me that Telnan was his original name.  He hopes to *earn* the
name Zungaron Lavode.

Alexx

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