--- David Silberstein <davids at kithrup.com> wrote: > On Sun, 14 Mar 2004, Bryan Newell wrote: > > >> > > Then again, doesn't Vlad think the Sorceress in Green is an > >> > > Athyra, when no one else makes that mistake? > >> > > >> > Yes, I am an idiot. I forgot that the whole idea of the > >> > Sorceress in Green being mistaken for an Athyra _in general_ > >> > was central to the plot of Yendi. > >> > >> Not to comment on your conclusion, but your premise is false - > >> Vlad is the only one confused about the SiG. Morrolan tries > >> to tell him her house but V interrupts. Twice. However, for all we know, there could be thousands of the SiG's acquaintances who are as confused as Vlad. > >> Note that a difficulty identifying a Yendi doesn't reflect > >> on Vlad's abilities - sharp Dragaerans have the same problem. > >> > > > >I thought that the Sorceress in Green was the "Athyra" who ruled > >Norathar wasn't "pure" back before the Interregnum. > > > > You are entirely correct. ... Is that stated explicitly anywhere? I'd thought it wasn't. Vlad says something like "There's someone who looks like an Athyra in this story" when he's trying to apologize to Morrolan for interrupting him (heh), but I don't think we ever find out whether the SiG was Tierella (sp?). Even though at the end, Aliera and the rest of "we" know. Jerry Friedman __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - More reliable, more storage, less spam http://mail.yahoo.com