Peter H. Granzeau wrote: > You know, Kragar, as I remember, done TOLE Vlad why he was a Jhereg, > not a Dragon, and it didn't involve a single instance of the word > "perhaps". > ...which conveniently ignores the fact that Vlad on several occasions later begins to suspect that Kragar might be lying (or at least not giving him the whole story), and that Vlad says as much to the reader. Who's more reliable? Or perhaps a better way to put it would be, "Who's more un-reliable?" Personally, I don't trust Vlad any more than I trust Kragar. And that line about how Kragar knows what Eastern Kingdom Vlad is from because he "wouldn't go to work for you without knowing something about you..." I find it highly unlikely that Vlad wouldn't have probed into Kragar's past in the same way--translation: Vlad knows perfectly well what the deal is with Kragar, but just hasn't chosen to share that information with the silver box he talks to (i.e the reader). So, poor us, left to speculate on what the truth might be, until Steve finds some "cool" explanation that he likes, prints it, and spoils our discussion. (But luckily, such explanation will likely raise more questions than it answers, so it's all good. ;-) ) Majikjon