[Thinlómien]

"Well, well, well... It's time to move from apple juice to beer, I say", Thinlómien murmured and took a pintful of beer.

"I must say that Boromir here is making a lot of sense here. He says his main suspects are Kath, Valesse and Di and I can but say the same. These three ladies are indeed a bit suspicious."

She took her first sip of beer that night and continued: "Of those three I suspect Diamond the least. She is like those with a gem-name always are - or so my lorebooks say. Her behaviour certainly alarms me a bit, but the behaviour of her ancestors has always somewhat made my ancestors wary, regardless of have the gem-people turned out innocent or guilty."

"Kath just makes me uneasy. Her summary - though it was helpful in a way - just didn't sit right with me. Like I said previously, she was kind of seeing wolves everywhere (though that might be a good thing too) and like some other people have mentioned, the coreography-thing was a bit vague and odd. And her vote for me had a quite weird and weak reasoning. Did she misunderstand me or twist my words intentionally, I don't know. I was not surprised of her suspecting me. (In fact I'm rather surprised I'm not generally suspected like most of the Grey Echoers* have been.) What I was talking about here

Originally Posted by me

"What is interesting here, is that all of the three of us - especially Nogrod and Boromir - seem to be enjoying a general position of trust in the village at the moment. I don't know yet what to think of this."

was that I didn't (and don't) know what to make of someone being quite radically against general opinion. Sometimes these opposition-people are wolves that don't want to join bandwagons and want to seem more innocent by making cases of their own (always just agreeing with others has been generally regarded as suspicious in past centuries) or then they have been the only wise ones seeing the truth. And as I am no wolf (and don't believe that Noggie or Boro are wolves either) I'd rather be leaning to believe in the first theory about this kind of behaviour."

Thinlómien took another sip and after hesitating a bit, got herself applepie too. "Boromir the Daleman has a point about Valesse. Besides, as I have said before, her vote yesterday was quite weird and she has done nothing that'd make me see her vote in a different light."

"I would have however like to present a new suspect. His name is Sleepy Ranger. He sticks his vote for Macalaure for no sensible reason. He certainly has given no understandable reasons. This makes me think of a wolf who is unable to make up who would seem suspicious or a wolf who would like to be original. Nog the Weed-dealer said however

Originally Posted by Nogrod

If Sleepy's forefathers had no special role, they have tended to ignore the whole discussion. So he might be innocent now too.

and I heartily agree. So Sleepy's not a main suspect of mine, but a suspect still."

Thinlómien turned to the freaky weed-dealer. "Nogrod, you said this about Volo:

Originally Posted by Noogleboogleboogiewoogie

Of Volo my lorebooks tell nothing. Someone noted quite accurately that he has been lot sharper toDay than yesterDay. A novice getting the hang of it or being briefed by a fellow-wolf last Night? Who knows. I'd bend to give him the benefit of doubt toDay, anyhow.

. I wouldn't take this as a good evidence against him. It is - my lorebooks tell me - much more easy to make sense on the second than the first day. I wouldn't see that as a reason to suspect anyone."

"Summa summarum:
I am inclined to trust Boromir, Nogrod and Macalaure for a while.
I have no clear opinion yet of (though should form one soon) Volo, Naria, Valier and Gil.
I am suspicious of Diamond and Sleepy.
And I wouldn't be really surprised if Kath or Valesse started to howl (though I can't say I'm expecting them to, I'm not sure of any of my suspects, after all)."

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* Thinlómien means "grey echo" in Sindarin