On Fri, Aug 15, 2003 at 12:49:45PM -0400, Jose Marquez wrote: > > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >prophesied at least three times -- Morrolan's dreams and Sethra. > >"Here's a sword" strikes me as a horribly offhand way to fulfill > >such a heavily-prophesied event. Especially since the experience > >was from a pseudo-Morrolan point of view, and he didn't mention > >anything even remotely like what Vlad described. > > > I don't know.... "Here's a sword" is infinitely more impressive when it > comes from the Enchantress of Dzur Mountain. And I loved seeing Sethra > trying to intimidate Morrolan and failing, all because he didn't know > who she was. I think I just really enjoy the irony of the prophecies and > dreams culminating in "Here's a sword." It makes me laugh. Yes. And it is not the responsibility of the historian to ornament the facts of history for the mere amusement of the reader; in fact, it would be a gross breach of the duties of the historian to do so. Such elaboration with fancy should, of course, not be confused with the selection of interesting and informative but above all true moments, which selection may indeed be peformed by the historian, and should be performed by the author of historical romance, as in fact it has been by Paarfi. > >It hasn't shot bolts of sorcery at anybody. Morrolan hasn't We saw that once, in a battle with Jenoine? -xx- Damien X-)