[Dragaera] Kosadr - Court Wizard?

[Howard Brazee]

On Aug 15, 2011, at 5:13 PM, Jonathan Carey wrote:

> So the problem with Kosadr is that he says he's the court wizard, by
> saying "I've held this position..."
> 
> I've no idea whether or not 20 years is a long time for a Dragaeran to
> hold a post---but it might very well have been in the reign of a
> decadent phoenix or earlier.
> 
> It all hinges on the translation of whatever word is used for "this".
> 
> I know in Spanish, "this" and "that" can be confused quite readily by
> a beginner.  Perhaps it's possible that SB simply misheard the word?
> "I've held THAT position for 20 years" becomes much more manageable
> from a concordance standpoint--PARTICULARLY if he was the CW during a
> period where the Jenoine were making incursions--and there have been
> several in the last few hundred/thousand years.  Certainly long enough
> for an accomplished wizard (one who deals with sorcery that's just
> this side of necromancy, with all its life-extending side-effects, to
> boot) to have lived and served as CW for a paltry period of time but
> still be called upon when Jenoine start making noises, or at least
> appear to be.
> 
> What do you guys think?
> 
> 
> It's Occam's Razor approved imho.


I can seeing, say, an ex-president in discussing the position saying I've held this position for 8 years.    Provided "this" is the topic in discussion.