Dragaera

Random thoughts and musings

Rick Castello rick at 404.978.org
Thu Jul 25 18:34:03 PDT 2002

>> Yes, she was supposed to hamstring Dolivar, not kill him.
>> Aliera claims she missed deliberately, and that she
>> herself didn't say anything, implicating her in the guilt.
>> "hamstring the yendi" is Aliera's phrase; Sethra wasn't
>> around in that scene.
>
> It's still rude to call him a yendi when talking to his
> reincarnation.  I can't help wondering if there really was
> a yendi involved; yes, I know snakes don't have hamstrings,
> but that could be referring to severing the spinal column.

     Or referring metaphorically to simply "taking one out of
     commission".   To be hamstrung is to be alive, but mostly
     immobile.

     -Rick