WWJ VIII ~ Things That Go "Quack" In The Night

[The Saucepan Man]

Apologies to one and all for my late appearance. When I tried to make it to the village square earlier, I had problems getting here. And then I had to pop out to the shops to get something for the Orcling boy's birthday.

I had imagined, when the web-footed spawn was revealed in all her awful Duckishness, that things would be fairly straightforward today. I was all for lynching Mithalwen, for I thought her either a Duck or the Goose. But reviewing the Day's events thus far, and thinking more deeply on it, I see that it is not nearly so simple as that.

Last night, before we knew spawn's nature, my inclination was to trust Mith, for her Owlish revelation seemed far more credible than Glirdan's. Strangely enough, that remains the case. Mithalwen has seemed entirely reasonable today and at least dreamed of someone, even if she is unwilling to reveal their identity (Mith, I think that you should). Glirdan, on the other hand, is jumpy, defensive and sensitive, and he doesn't even have a dream to offer us.

One thing I am almost certain about, now. Neither of them is the remaining Duck. One is the Owl and the other, I am sure, is the Goose. So, were we to lynch either of them today, we would be none the wiser tomorrow. I think, therefore, that our best bet would be to look elsewhere today.

At present, I most distrust mormegil (who was looking to be in serious danger yesterday before Glirdan's "revelation") and JennyHallu (who was rather to eager to accept Glirdan and dis Mithalwen). But I will go back and review what has been said in more detail and come back, I hope, with some further thoughts.