[Dragaera] random thoughts on recent (or not) Texts

[Alexx Kay]

> On Mon, 7 Nov 2011, Alexx Kay wrote:
>
>>>> Interestingly, there is no clearly documented instance of Sethra
>>>> Lavode
>>>> *lying*.  She is certainly willing to conceal, obfuscate, and mislead,
>>>> but
>>>> as far as I can tell, she never tells a direct untruth.
>>>
>>> AFT, but what about the start of Issola?  Doesn't Vlad say something
>>> like,
>>> "Sethra, that's not true", to Teldra's consternation?
>>
>> A quick skim doesn't reveal such a passage to me, but I could easily be
>> overlooking it.
>
> Ok, via amazon search inside, pg. 33 of _Is_:
> V: "What do you think happened?"
> S: "I have no idea."
> V: "Don't lie to me, Sethra."
> [back-and-forth]
> S: [in effect] "Ok, here's what I guess is going on."

[...Alexx goes and re-reads that section...]

OK, that's pretty conclusive.  Unless one posits two mistranslations,
that's two clear cases of Sethra lying.  I withdraw my original claim.

Alexx

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