Jot Powers wrote: > [...some spoiler space....] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 08, 2004 at 06:25:18PM -0600, Howard Brazee wrote: > >>Scott Schultz wrote: >> >> >>>You wonder why you >>>never noticed it before. It's clear that Steve had the Kiera <-> >>>***** relationship planned from the beginning. There's a hint that >>>Aliera is in on the gag too, >> >>Please share the clues. > > > One that I remember happens in...um...I think _Taltos_, is an exchange > between Loiosh and Vlad when Loiosh meets ******* for the first time. It > goes something like this: > > "Boss, have we met her before?" > "I think we'd remember if we had." > "You're probably right." I think Steve possibly had the idea in mind as early as Yendi (I'm thinking of Kiera giving Vlad precious stones to help in his war against Laris), and definitely by Taltos, but probably not when he was writing Jhereg. I have a feeling that Kiera giving Vlad jewels that Sethra owns was a happy accident in terms of the Greater Revelation of Orca, as it seems suggestive in light of that revelation, and yet it may not have been intended as such. I don't recall any clues in Teckla; I'll have to re-read it, and Jhereg and Yendi for good measure. What a shame. *grin* Jose -- Jose Marquez \ Cthulhu 2004 jhereg69 at earthlink.net \ Why vote for http://home.earthlink.net/~jhereg69 \ the lesser evil?