the smiling weirwood said:
I think people are really fishing here. I think it was just some random horny pirate from Myr or wherever in the world she's from. Is that too straight-forward an explanation?
I would personally be disappointed if too many of the characters are intertwined - afterall, in the real world, thats rare. There are some stunning coincedences and famous figures do tend to get around a lot, but it would all be a bit too neat. Like those silly Agatha Christie novels, as someone pointed out earlier, I believe. Or actually - like the Black Adder episode with Prince Ludwig :
Prince Ludwig: You do not remember me then, Herr Blackadder?
Edmund: I don't believe I had the pleasure.
Prince Ludwig: Oh, on the contrary, we have met many times. Also you knew me by another name. Do you recall a mysterious black marketeer and smuggler called Otto, with whom you used to dine and plot and play for biscuit gain at the Old Pizzle in Dover?
Edmund: God!
Prince Ludwig: Yes! I was the waitress.
Edmund: I don't believe it, *you*, 'Big Sally'?
Prince Ludwig: (in a squeaky feminine voice) Will you have another piece of pie, my Lord?
Edmund: But I went to bed with you, didn't I?
Prince Ludwig: In my country, I am willing to make any sacrifice.
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