Tol-in-Gaurhoth XVI: No man is an Island

[Amanaduial the archer]

Well, well, I hate to sound hard-hearted, but that was a little unexpected bonus: looks like, as Garin pointed out, the wolves have lost a friend indeed. Still, one enemy dead, but still no pelt for my saddle-rug, something I hope will be remedied by this evening!

Originally Posted by Lhuny

As for my vote for Nilp, it was a matter of practicality and limited time.

++ELUCHIL

makes me feel a bit uncomfortable. I don't have any proof, of course, but it might be good to spark a little more conversation...

Spark a little- spark a little conversation?! Good lord woman, what kind of (lupine) monster are you?! These are people's lives, and you'd place a vote simply for the sake of sparking conversation! I mean, I don't disagree with you, Eluchil's behaviour on some fronts - continuous attacking, trying to form alliances left right and centre (possibly to allay suspicion?), jumping to and fro form conclusions and accusations - all rather erratic behaviour - and the growing suspicion from others in the thread backs up that my thinking that he is maybe a little suspicious is not entirely out of the ordinary - but without reasoning? Pah!

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Now Nilpaurion...ah, Nilpy nilpy nlipy woops slip of the tongue nilpy... He, well, he is certainly an enigma. I can't work it out! He seems so fixated on proclaiming his guilt - should this be suspicious or not?! If this is a double bluff, it is certainly a very elaborate one, but why would he go to so much trouble? If he isn't simply suicidal, then Nilp is a self-proclaime attention seeker, which made me initially suspect him as the Cobbler, on the grounds of seeming to try to distract the conversation away from any useful speculation onto a focus on himself (not a criticism at you, Nilp, I'm merely stating facts) - but now the Cobbler is dead, I just don't know what to think!

Originally Posted by Alcarillo

If I were a wolf, I would go after somebody who accused me a tiny bit, somebody who could become a rival later in the game, but not somebody to whom I am a main suspect

Well now, Alcarillo, if that ain't a suspiciously competitive attitude, I just don't know what is. Garin was accused of looking to the future, but Alcarillo goes a step further: he makes bold statements about the future, and, further than that, he assumes that the wolves will not be caught, and that he will not be caught, although whether those two statements are in fact one and the same, we are yet to find out. Competition? Would it not be better to work together to try to catch out the wolf, rather than viewing each other as 'competition' - for what, meat?! Maybe not - for a wolf!

Maybe, on the other hand, we should consider why the wolves want us out of the village - seems peculiar to say the least. It could either point the finger at, or clear the name of, Rune. A hobbit - from a land far away, maybe hoping to expand?! But then, a peace activist - I've heard that, although those guys can organise a wild rave, they ain't so big into the murder and digestion of their fellows, however big an appetite they have. So for now, I consider him to be perhaps the one safe bet.

What about malkatoj? A professor of philosophy, he says - a job with plenty of time on his hands, so I've heard; is he sleeping the days away rather than studying, ready for a wild night on the rampage? Or maybe this all an (admittedly very elaborate) mind-test? Sure, you may say this seems a little strong but who knows what goes on in the mind of the philosopher?

Hmm.

For now, I shall cast my first vote (not sure whether I will be able to post tonight, y'see), as my first suspicion in this post:

++Lhunardawen