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Originally Posted by Nogrod
One thing I especially like with this setting is that it seems no one yet knows Lithor has vanished as well... anyone willing to come up with the realisation of that fact should do it. It will be interesting to see how different people react to that.
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Well, that's the thing. Thornden has just figured it out. He put two and two together in the stables there when he suggested that Lithor be one of the leaders of the search parites. Here, let me copy and paste what I edited in my post:
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“Captain,” Thornden said without slowing his pace. “If Athanar does expect us to go out with the search parties, after he has spoken to us, I would rather I was one to lead one of the search parties out. It is absolutely unnecessary to keep a group behind to protect the others, Erbrand is not dangerous unprovoked, and he will not make any further attacks, I can vouch for that. As you say, it is improbable that he stayed and tried to hide, but if he did, Hilderinc will be capable of searching the place. Also…” and here he paused. “If we do overcome him, I feel I should be there. And if we are not to go with the search parties, send Balvir, or Matrim, or Lithor...Lithor!" Thornden stopped in his tracks and things became suddenly clearer to him. He had seen Lithor during the drills, not coming down to join them, but riding...somewhere. He had not thought much of it at the time, uncertain if what had happened that morning had given Lithor different duties than joining the drill, but now he knew that had not been the case. Thornden had just seen the second rider beyond Lithor, and though he had not seen his face, he now guessed his identity.
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So....Thornden knows. I don't know what to do. Groin wrote that Lithor and Thornden made eye contact, so Thornden is very aware of Lithor riding off, but until now, he's said nothing to anybody. I'm fairly shaking in my boots for Thornden's sake, but I don't know what to do. Should he tell Coen that he thinks he knows that direction they went because he watched them as they rode off? Should he hold his peace? He already has a LOT of explaining to do, and his he holds his peace now, he'll have even more to do...but what would be more natural for a man to do? If he says something now, it's like sticking his head in a noose and maybe if he stays quiet he won't have to say anything at all. So should Thornden play the coward and say nothing and try to get away with it? My gut feelings tells me that that's not Thornden's way. But things have changed lately and maybe Thornden's a little wary of what's going on...
But, then, I like excitement for my characters. So I don't think I will have him hold his peace.
I'll post tomorrow sometime.
-- Foley
P.S. Ah, one more thing - Eorl, Scyrr is your character. No one has any right to tell you how badly wounded your character is, whether or not it is likely that he would survive such wounds as the rest of us are imagining. If you do not want him to be cut up, he doesn't have to be cut up. If you don't mind, then it's fine the way it is, but you have every right and every rule in the book to back you up if you decide that you want any of our posts changed in order to make Scyrr's condition more to your imagining.
But if you're worried about Erbrand....stop worrying. No matter if Scyrr has been cut with a knife or not, Erbrand is already practically charged with murder, so a scratch that hasn't killed him won't make anything better or worse. We need not worry about it, though - they won't be brought to bay, that much is already written out, unbeknownst to all of our characters running around like chickens with their heads cut off.