[Child of the 7th Age]

Pat,

We never got a chance to discuss the agenda for this meeting. Here are my suggestions for some of the meeting:

1. introduce Nitir and Azra---the younger ones may be unimpressed at how prosaic Nitir seems, and Azra seems little different to them than any other young girl; the Loremaster, however, as well as Phura are deeply moved to be meeting these women whom they have read and sung about for so many years.

2. introduce Mith--the Man's bloody demeanor may not impress the hobbits! They may ask some probing questions. This is one case where a "personal recommendation" voiced by Cami will surely help. The hobbits also need to be sternly reminded by the Elf or Man of the reality of the grim work which they will all face. No one can afford to be squeemish.

3. Pio or Mith need to let the hobbits know about the memo on the proposed prison closure and extermination. Let's hope Gorthac doesn't shift his schedule forward.

4. Gamba reports on what he has just discovered in the Locks (see my previous post), and asks if these Men can be included in the rescue.

BTW, seeing that some of the support beams are already giving way, you may have a real headache if you try to punch a wider tunnel though. But there is no way to get those men out without a wider tunnel. Gamba could barely fit through. Perhaps there is a secondary route that gets there from some other point?

I don't know how you will handle this whole meeting, but I'd like to give Gamba's report. You or Mithadan could repond.

sharon

[ October 23, 2002: Message edited by: Child of the 7th Age ]