At 12:02 AM 11/5/2003 -0800, David Silberstein wrote: >Do you know, I'm not sure I understand what "pull a grift" means in >this context, nor when Aliera did so with Kragar. "Grift" means con or scam and I assume the original reference was to the ending of Jhereg where everyone plays their parts to "sting" the bad guy. >*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). I think you may be hitting a block thinking in Earther terms. IMHO, on Dragaera, at least in the Empire, the devotion is not to "King and Country" but to "God and Cycle." Adron thought he had sufficient evidence that the Cycle had turned, therefore it was his duty to the Empire to try and replace the Emperor. Adron is remembered poorly by history because he tried to use Elder Sorcery against the Orb, not for his rebellion. Mario's assassination of the emperor, while unique, would not have been horrific. Jhereg murder people, emperors die, and if the Orb has stopped protecting you, then it's saying it was time for it to move on. The people who disapprove of Mario are those who disapprove of murder as a tactic to begin with. --Mark