On Mon, 19 Jul 2004, Casey Rousseau wrote: >David Silberstein opined: >> >>>> MINORS SPOILERS IN QUESTION BELOW: >> >>>> . >> >>>> . >> >>>> . >> >>>> . >> >>>> . >> >>>> . >> >>>> . >> >>>> . >> >>>> . >> >>>> . >> >>>> . >> >>>> . >> >>>> . >> >>>> . >> >>>> . >> >>>> . >> >>>> . >> >>>> . >> >>>> . >> >>>> . >> >>>> . >> >>>> . >> >>>> . >> >>>> . >> >>>> . >> >>>> . >> >>>> . >> >>>> . >> >>>> . >> >>>> . >> >>>> . >> >>>> . >> >>>> . >> >>>> . >> >>>> . >> >>>> . >> >> The only way it would work is if Paarfi gave us a completely >> whitewashed depiction of his character. Only someone a lot colder, >> nastier, greedier, and more ambitious than the Piro as depicted in >> /The Viscount of Adrilankha/ would join the Jhereg and rise rapidly >> to a seat on the Council. > >I'd have to agree. I'd expect to find Piro in some diplomatic/espionage >position working for his old friend and Empress. > Speaking of diplomacy, it occurs to me that a cross-House couple might well be more comfortable as diplomats or consuls outside of the Empire. On there other hand, I am probably not the first to note ths similarity between House and the concept of caste in our world. Many of the societies outside of India have caste-like social systems; perhaps some of the societies outside of the Empire have social systems similar to House. It would be ironic if Piro and Ibronka went on a mission with the hope of escaping some of the social opprobrium they have in the Empire, and find that they are still looked down upon because of completely different reasons.