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.