(urth) The mystery of the image of an astronaut cleaned by Rudesind

[António Pedro Marques]

David Stockhoff wrote:
> Or he could be any hierodule or alien.Or he may know who Severian is,
> and his special connection to it. Or he could simply be speaking in
> vernacular.

Or the possessive may mean he's pointing to it for the benefit of Severian, 
since he (Rudesind) knowns all thee is to know about the picture anyway.