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Old 05-29-2006, 05:20 AM   #48
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Pleased at Alli's response to his information, Igör sidled out of the room again and fast-limped back to the Gondorians quarters. Boringly, nothing of much interest occurred along the way. It was one of those lovely, sunny days that were so rare in Mordor, which suffered from a phenomenon known as English weather, so everyone without a job to do was outside enjoying it, as well as some of those that did have jobs and were happily engaging in a bit of skiving.

Fortunately for Igör, this included the two guards Angawen had left to keep her rooms defended. Wandering in as casually as possible for someone so habitually noticeable, he closed the door behind him and stood in the middle of the room in thought. He couldn't know which room the Gondorians would talk in. It could be here, the old man's room or the boy's room. He needed to find a way to eavesdrop on all three room at once.

Leaving the right side of his brain musing quietly about that, Igör brought the left side to the fore and began searching the room for anything that might tell him why Angawen was chosen by Mardil to come on this mission. He wondered whether it was just for amusement's sake, as the woman was obviously uncomfortable with the whole experience, snapping at him like she had. His search proved fruitless though.

Bringing his right brain back into action Igör was pleased to note that it had found a way around this problem. Angawen and Hyarmenwë had rooms right next to each other, and while Bearugard's was next in line it joined onto Angawen's at the back as well. So, if a small hole was made in each wall, and something placed by it, everything said in each room could be heard. Smiling, Igör pulled a knife from one of his skin pockets, climbed up onto a chair and did just that. He then carefully removed his left ear, as it was slightly better with long distances, and attached it to the wall in the middle of the holes, by means of a piece of chewing gum, stored in another pocket for occasions such as these.

Jumping down again Igör replaced the chair, and watched with satisfaction as his ear camouflaged itself so it was the same colour as the wall. He couldn't recall where he had gained this ability, but is had proved useful in more than one situation. Making sure he left the room in exactly the same condition as it had been when he arrived, Igör crept back out through the doors and along the corridor back to the negotiation room.

He had to stop creeping when a blur of leather hit him and he crashed to the ground with whatever was inside the leather writhing on top of him, apparently under the belief that it was being attacked. Managing to grab an arm before the knife held by it's hand skewered him, Igör found himself looking up into the confused and insane face of Skittles.

"Skittles? Aren't you supposed to be going to see Roggie?"

He waited a few moments for an answer, but when nothing was forthcoming aside from some vague comment along the lines of "But you can't see me! I'm invisible!" he gave up and took a penknife from another pocket. Showing it to Skittles he promised her that she would get it if she showed him the way to the conference room and, eyes shining at the prospect of sharp things to play with, she led him back the way she had come.

Following her through the doors Igör found himself in the midst of an argument, with Maika issuing what sounded like a dangerous ultimatum to Malfoidacil over the situation he had apparently created with Skittles.

"Create a diplomatic solution to this mess you've made."

"No need!" He called brightly, attempting to calm things down a little. "Skittles is right here. Now, are we going to see Roggie or not? I seem to recall that he doesn't like to be kept waiting."
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