Gaertk at aol.com writes: > In a message dated Tue, 9 Jul 2002 3:47:06 PM Eastern > Standard Time, Thomas Yan <tyan at twcny.rr.com> writes: > > > inn favored by G'aereth's Company {typo? Company > > <--> company} > > Red Boot Company I guess "G'aereth's Company" could be shorthand for "G'aereth's specifically-named Red Boot Company", while "G'aereth's company/battalion" means "the company/battalion of G'aereth, nevermind-its-name". But I find it disconcerting to see semi-random capitalization: "G'aereth's battalion", "G'aereth's company", "G'aereth's Company", "Lanmarea's company", "Lanmarea's Battalion" (p73, p74, p88, p89, p96). (Heh. If you can "hear capitalization" in Dragaeran, then Dekkan's "G'aereth's company" could be an intentional insult.) (And why Red Boot *Company* and White Sash *Battalion*? Why not both "companies" or both "battalions"?) > > p110: Srahi: insolent to Tazendra, haughty to Khaavren, > > suspicious of Aerich, fear + some worship of Pel > > {why?}; > > You swapped Pel and Aerich Thanks! > > was that a "Usenet-style misinformation probe" to > > draw out corrections?} > > I believe the technical term for this is Furr's Law. Heh. I had forgotten that. > > pp115-116: Tortaalik ordered Lanmarea to arrest Kathana: spine > > severed + several paint brushes in his eyes = mortal wounding > > without following dueling code {"mortal" = "can't save life", > > rather than "can't revivify", right?} > > But then why make such a point of the severed spine and > paintbrushes in the eyes? I take the paintbrushes as adding insult to injury on Kathana's part. I take the slow revelation of details --Empress abdicated, because Cycle turned, as marked by something both "very significant" and "an event", namely Kathana beheading Pepperfield, due to quarrel over painting, note Pepperfield's strategic importance, arrest ordered, because of mortal wound outside of duel, namely beheading, plus paintbrushes in the eye, etc.-- to be pure Paarfi (please tell me; do you want me to tell you?; yes, please do; ok, I will then; well?; so you really want me to?; didn't I just say I did?; etc. :). > > pp116-117: Khaavren proproses they 4 apprehend Kathana > > without orders from > > G'aereth; Pel evaluates: Lanmarea disservice, please > > G'aereth and > > --with a quick glance at Aerich-- certain others > > {huh?}; > > You left out the word "annoying" before "certain". > Presumably a reference to Count Shaltre. Thanks! - tky