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The wolves slip away in the night to confer where they will not be seen or heard. They perch upon a fallen tree, watching the moon loom overhead. It is a clear night. The moon is vast, silver white. In the clearing below them, the village sleeps.
One removes a flask from a cache of supplies beneath the tree; they have met here before. They share a drink in honor of their fallen comrade.
"But tonight..." red eyes gleam, "tonight the village shall pay."
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Every villager sleeps, but not all dreams are equal. The Seer's rest is unrestful.
A rider gallops down a well-trodden road, message in hand.
The moon rises beyond the sillhouette of broken branches on the roadside. A black bird screams as its nest is invaded in the dark.
The moonlight illuminates a face in the shadows. The rider gasps.
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The wolves enter the house through an open window. The resident sleeps on the floor. One slits the throat quietly while the other gathers the dripping blood in a goblet. They toast each other and watch for signs of success. The sun begins to rise over the forest.
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Morning dawns and the village gathers. The phantom is missing. The Seer laughs.
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Dead
Night One: Boromir88 (scholar) and Fea (wife)
Day One: Legate (innocent), Durelin (innocent), Menel (innocent)
Night Two: Brinniel (innocent)
Day Two: Shasta (innocent)
Night Two: Lalwendė (innocent)
Day Three: The Saucepan Man (wolf)
Night Three: the phantom (innocent)
Alive
CaptainofDespair
Gil-Galad
Holbytlass
Kath
Mithalwen
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