[Anguirel]

Firefoot, perhaps I'm missing a good point, and I will examine your posts again for my own benefit. (Groan.) It's just your contribution is usually more...obviously helpful.

Now some more.

Spawnowen-is to Diamond what Diamond is to me-a pet lynching project. I think though that Diamond may have more success than I. Still, spawn is much more on the ball now. Her contribution in the case against Valier was just as important as Diamond's-am I getting it right?-so perhaps in fairness I should suspect her too, but she seems to be playing things straighter. Suspects Macalaure, seriously off the beaten path and so giving her some cred. Talking of which...

Macalaure-yes, I agree that his early career and phantom's innocence made it look like he was acting alone. But we ought to watch him, not dismiss him out of hand. He does have ye olde beginner's lock. He might just be in concert with Valier, I suppose; she did abruptly stop suspecting him. Quite outlandish, I admit. But fiendish newcomers clawing to an easy victory have been known before.

Roa-I get the malaise when approaching her that affects me when dealing with the especially loud. Like verbal earache. But I'm going to press on. Yesterday I regarded her as next most worth an Inquisition after Diamond. She does go for elaborately documented and apparently impartial, fairminded cases. She criticises me, incidentally, for openly looking for reasons to blame people. She has a point, but that's not quite what I do, though it sometimes looks like it: I

1. Feel "Urrgh-what if?-look at such and such a minor thing...hmmm"
2. State my fear
3. See if there's any truth in it

The problem being that I rarely articulate stage 1 and sometimes leapfrog elegantly over stage 3. And land in the mud.

Naria-till recently, no evidence, really, except vague kudos for, in the end, acting to save Lalaith. Recently analysis which still doesn't reveal much, but does show complete trust in...Diamond! Argh! It's a conspiracy! Also accuses me of making no sense. How gajopyiferous.

Eonwe-apparently out-haven't yet seen why or how myself

Blast. I'm missing somebody. Oh yes, phantom, no real need to cover him.