In the chapter "Interference" the bogus TC (Roger) tells Linden that they and Jeremiah have re-emerged "two hundred leagues" (IIRC) from Revelstone.
Now it is far from uncommon for characters in epic fantasy to use archaisms such as "leagues" and "ells" to describe distances, and the characters indigenous to the Land and surrounding lands would certainly be likely to use such terms. However, TC, Hile Troy, Linden, Roger and Jeremiah are all 20th century Americans who converse with each other and with other characters in late C20 American English. This is one of the key devices by which we are reminded that they are from outside the Land. It therefore seems slightly anomalous that Roger/fake TC would say "two hundred leagues" rather than "six hundred miles", especially in conversation with Linden.
A pedantic observation
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Also, would Roger even know the conversion rate of Leagues into Kilometres.. Oh wait, miles?
And how would he have knows the distance anyway? Presumably the Croyel or Foul would have told him, given him an idea how far away things were.. How would they even know the conversion rate?
And how would he have knows the distance anyway? Presumably the Croyel or Foul would have told him, given him an idea how far away things were.. How would they even know the conversion rate?
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