Yes, that is my conclusion as well. That perhaps we are slightly differing iterations upon the same people. Living a similar story, along similar paths, but with diverging choices. That is why you don't remember holding a knife to my throat, and I do not remember us having any conversation regarding Elminster's missive.

[ sweet origin run ....... ]

Ah. All of it. And some fire. I felt rather badly, I didn't think it would affect her quite so much.