Dragaera

Paarfi's account vs... (major spoilers for Sethra Lavode)

Wed May 12 16:19:28 PDT 2004


On Wed, 12 May 2004, Matthew Hunter wrote:

> On Wed, May 12, 2004 at 07:30:38PM +0000, Becky Krause <cantatrix at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello, all.

> > Fun debate. Am I the only person who leaps to the middle ground? I figured
> > that what really happened was somewhere between the two versions we've
> > heard. Something like Paresh throws a spell and then runs off and hides,
> > assuming without looking back that the mean ol' Lyorn is after him. I think
> > it's also a good compromise between Teckla cowardice and Paresh's efforts
> > to rise above it. We know Paarfi isn't always completely honest, and I
> > don't think Paresh would outright make stuff up, as it would undermine his
> > whole point, but it certainly seems likely that he would exaggerate.
>
> That's exactly what I said in the very first post on this topic,
> after reading tEoDM for the first time.  The difference in their
> accounts can be resolved by Paresh acting like a typical Teckla;
> as I recall I also commented that this would embarass the hell
> out of "revolutionary Teckla Sorceror Paresh" and so lying about
> it would not be surprising... but on the other hand, it's not a
> very flattering picture.

This I can see Paarfi eliding.  Or Aerich not bothering/deigning to
report.  If this is a compromise, I'm willing to compromise.