Dragaera

Oh, the horror...

Thu Dec 19 19:42:09 PST 2002

----- Original Message -----
From: "lazarus" <lazarus33pjf at cox.net>
On 17 Dec 2002 22:04:21 -0500, you wrote:

>>On Tue, 2002-12-17 at 21:36, K Kuhn wrote:
>
>>>   Remember, no-one knows where a Yendi lives,
>
>>I saw this while rereading Yendi, and it bugged the hell out of me.
>
>>First off, there's Pel.  During most of Phoenix Guards, we know exactly
>>where he lives.  In the same house as Khaavren, Tezandra, and Aerich.

> Is it possible that "no-one knows where a Yendi lives" is just a
> cliche?  That it doesn't necessarily refer to every Yendi, it's just a
> generality?

Well, just because *we* knew where Pel lived, doesn't mean that his various
lady friends or contacts in the Jhereg did.
Being the readers, we have certain insights that the rest of their world
doesn't have...

-Scott