Talk:A Gaffer's Tale, Vol 2/@comment-1500935-20160626210443/@comment-6716431-20160914055045

The book seems to state that Nina's business was taken before she died. Perhaps Timsh stole properties before the Regent's reign through some other loophole? Or maybe she died in the early day's of the Regent's reign, which, according to a guest at Boyle's party, was when many people thought the rats arrived, even though it was six months before that, meaning he believes his tale to be correct but it is actually wrong. Also, depending on how long it took Piero and Sokolov to cure the plague, it's possible that that did count as the early days.

Basically, anything to avoid a continuity error.

Edit: it upon checking the timeline, some of my possible explanations fall apart. I'm just going to have to say that the narrator, whether by intent or design, did not tell the truth all the time.