_Brokedown Palace_ has the same "internal author" as _Athyra_. That is to say, none at all. If we accept the premise that Steve has a conduit to Drageara that allows Vlad to dictate to him and allows him interview Paarfi and acquire his writings, then it's no stretch to imagine that he also has some way of viewing events there independently. The only author is Steve himself, revealing the events that he observed. I personally wouldn't get overly involved in trying to tie the people and events in _Brokedown Palace_ too closely to the Vladiad. It's a different story in a different time and place. It's main value vis-a-vis the Vladiad is that it gives us something to anchor Vlad's heritage to.