WWXXXV: Werewolves among the Wolf-men

[the guy who be short]

Guy looked at Nogrod once again and voiced his thoughts.

"Something you said yesterday caught my attention as I was mulling over the events of yesterday in my dreams. You said

But [guy] might just be Androg whose special mission is to get rid of Beleg - whom he mistook me earlier toDay and then backed off when he realised yhay no bandwaggong was starting.

This caught my attention for two reasons.

Firstly, the claim that I was attempting to create a bandwagon is clearly wrong. Note that, in the time between my feeling you were guilty and changing my mind to feel you were not guilty, you and I and Rikae were the only ones present. It is true to say that no bandwagonning was starting, but only because nobody was there to join a bandwagon! If I had sought to start a bandwagon, surely I would not have changed my mind before most people had had a chance to think about what I'd said. Indeed, Rikae, the only other person awake at the time, did actually start to suspect you, so if anything, you must say that a bandwagon was starting.

The second thing I noticed is your talk of this Androg character, whom you seem to have invented. I do not know why, but the reasons I can think of are: to distract us, or because you know he exists. In the former case, you are a wolf, and in the latter, you are against the interests of the village.

Now, this may sound farfetched to some, but I know you are very cunning, Nogrod. If you were a wolf, I could see you planning your vote for me and the reasoning for it the next day to make you seem innocent - a perfect disguise!

When I awoke this morning, the fact that none had died cast doubt into my mind, for I could not see you forgoing a kill through idleness, Nogrod. However, your claim to have experienced spiritual difficulties in awakening at night fits my thought that you are a wolf.

And now, what do you say in your defence? For often your honeyed tongue convinces me that my thoughts are wrong, and so I wish to hear what you say before I come to any final conclusion."

Satisfied, Guy crossed his arms and settled back onto a wall.