T-I-G LVI: Panic at the Prancing Pony

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

All right, now, if Agan's analysis made me think anything, it's that she is innocent.

So it's Lari, Mira, or (in brackets as I would like to hear more from him) Menel.

And if you are innocent, Agan, trust me that I am not stupid.

Okay, now let's see if I can reply to some of Agan's countless questions when I am at it...

Originally Posted by Agan

I wonder what to make of Legate writing twice Barney instead of Barliman. Both times, he was talking about Frodo and "Barney's" ability to tell about xem to the ranger.

And what do you think you should make out of it?

Legate suggested that Frodo should not reveal unless xe is under direct threat of dying. That would be a very convenient way for a wolf to react to talks about Frodo's possible reveal.

We are again at this topic, what more, it's a dead topic now (or rather, undead topic). So let's not start on that, sufficient to say, this is what I think is (or was) best for the innocents. I said it dozen times: Frodo should stay put, if he thinks he's under a threat, reveal. What you suggested on first Days seemed like much worse plans to me. But that's a difference of opinions, I believe.

However the most interesting thing is that he had been consistently suspicious of Mac being a wraith, but now he didn't even seem to pay a thought to the possibility of him being Ferny. He said Mac looked still horribly sinister, but he was a known innocent now etc.
Okay, he mentioned the idea of Mac being Ferny, but that was probably more due to the general pressure as Rikae and me were quite inclined to think so. He never pursued the idea any further, though.

Oh but I did, and I think I even said that, even after that. Certainly, I was among the first ones to think Mac is a Cobbler on the first Days. However, I will repeat it again, he is a mere Cobbler (and we are not even completely sure about that). Not a Wraith.

Legate was also quick to encourage the idea of sally being Frodo.

Yep, after reading her post, it seemed logical to me, I thought the way she revealed was genuine. I compared it to other things and it seemed to make sense to me. Of course, it was proven to be otherwise.

It's enough for him that Mac is not a wraith - he's in Legate's I tend to trust category. No it isn't enough! If you trust the cobbler, you trust a person who's deliberately giving false information and twisting things, and therefore contribute to our loss.

Well, like I said, and especially back then, nobody made it sure that he actually is a Cobbler. This subsumed both the idea that he is a known innocent (non-Wraith) AND eventually, okay, he may be a Cobbler, but even that is not definite.

Originally Posted by Meneltarmacil

Well, good thing Rikae took the heat off the actual Ranger last night.

Could somebody translate the meaning of this to me, please??

And Menel, is that all you have to say? I, for one (and I believe there are others as well) hoped to see more from you, once you are here...