On Tue, 4 Nov 2003, Mark Englehart wrote: >At 04:09 PM 11/4/2003 -0800, Philip Hart wrote: > >>Aliera wouldn't call Skinter a snake. She wouldn't pull a >>grift with him either... Do you know, I'm not sure I understand what "pull a grift" means in this context, nor when Aliera did so with Kragar. >I have to find this one of the most compelling arguments. Sethra the >Younger could be forgiven for her plotting in Yendi because she was >still playing within the rules: she was trying to get a good position >within the empire, she was not acting against the empire itself. >Fighting against the re-establishment of the true empire is treason. > If the Empire doesn't exist yet, is it really treason? It's not like he swore any oaths of fealty to Zerika that he's going back on. > >Aliera would not deal with a traitor and Morrolan would not allow one >in his house. > *cough*. Adron, rebel against the Emperor, and literally destroyer of the Empire, aka Aliera's dear daddy & Morrolan's hero. Mario, murderer of the Emperor, and accessory to the destruction of the Empire, aka Aliera's lover, and Morrolan's guest (although possibly without Morrolan's knowledge).