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Old 12-02-2007, 10:34 AM   #1
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I don't really know what to think of this sudden outpour of Brinniel's, so maybe I try not to think about it all...

Somehow, I don't like the fact that Legate is so sure of my innocence. It makes me feel like he had realised I tend to trust those who trust me and is using it to achieve his own ends. Or something like that. The point is, it makes him feel slightly suspicious to me.

This might be a bit ridiculous point, but I think Little G's way of using the -smiley is very wolvish. I really can't explain it, but somehow it always makes me shiver when she uses it. I think she uses it in a slightly apologetic way or to emphasise she's no threat to anyone.

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You see, Lommy, as it happens I have no idea of what wolves "usually" do. Your comment seems somewhat sensible, though.
Did I say you should have?
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Lommy, what made you suddenly think morm's manner as suspicious?
Rereading.

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Sally: Now she sure hunts morm! She constantly flirts with the idea of being a Wolf, which seems like something a Wolf wouldn't do, but it's driving me crazy. I'm capable of imagining a Wolf who does that, even a newbie Wolf - no, especially a newbie Wolf. Sally appologised that she wouldn't be productive, and truly, she hasn't been productive. I'm thinking of she might be a Wolf who thinks of being very far from being lynched - there's not enough try there, as if her appologisive tone is an excuse for just being around.
The more I read her posts, the more I feel that that's our Wolf.
Now, that's well phrased. I was thinking along the same lines, but I couldn't have pinpointed it all like that. I agree with practically everything Volo says here.

Speaking of him, I find the beginning of his post #193 somewhat suspicious. I can't put my finger on it, but the way he speculates sounds somewhat wrong to me. If morm proves to be a wolf, I'd have a second look at Volo.

Anyway, I also agree with what Volo says about Green and morm. They do look like wolf partners, to some extent at least.
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Because Legate and Lommy agree with me, I don't think that they are Wolves. If we are wrong, I'll look at them more closely.
Agree about what?

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He doesn't explain why he votes Volo and that frustrates me.
Yes, Shasta, could you please explain this the next time you're around?

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Anways, thanks Brinn for the analyses of the others, as I said before as a newbie I'll be more or less dependent on this stuff, as I don't know how different players act in certain situations.
I'm really a bit worried about how much you trust or claim to trust other people.

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I don't like how she considers Legate's posts so relaxed and calm. I am sure sure that a smart guy like Legate could well manage to post innocentishly even as a wolf.
I think he would well be able to do that. But his calmness and relaxedness seems mostly more of the innocent sort - I think calm and relaxed wolves tend to be more distant than relaxed and calm innocents. I really can't explain it very well, so maybe I just should say his manner seems innocentish.

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My question about Lommy: when you jumped in to post that Valier's death looks like morm's guilt, did you believe it, or were you just being the first one to publicly admit to the possibility?
I wanted to admit the possibility (admit? now I'm not sure if that's a good word because it sounds like I and morm had a furry alliance...) but I also thought the most probable reason for Valier's death. So I could say I believed in morm's guilt, but that might be a bit exaggerated as I really wasn't sure (and am even more unsure now since there have been credible arguments for morm's innocence being a 50-50 possibility at least).
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Through all this analysis, I find it strange she didn't even think of the possibilty that morm was framed.
Isn't analysis something well-ordered that makes sense? Anyway, what about this comment:
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If I try to imagine her as the seer, it sounds more like she had dreamt of morm than that she hadn't, but on the other hand, why would she as the seer suspected morm-wolf that loudly? So her being killed as the seer doesn't necessarily point at morm being a wolf. I mean, the wolves might have killed her even if morm was an innocent. Certainly the wolves knew, though, that Valier's death would point at morm.
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Why would you bring in another candidate if you're worried about double lynching?
Simply because I knew I'm not guilty and morm and TM didn't seem particularly suspicious to me. I didn't think bringing in a fourth candidate would greatly increase the risk of a double-lynch and I'd rather vote someone suspicious even if it increases the minimalistic risk of a double lynch a little than vote for someone I don't suspect at all just to be 99,9% sure there will be no double-lynch.
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Because morm was highly suspected yesterDay, therefore more lynchable.
True, but he was not the only one who would have been easy to frame, if you ask me.

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Of the four wolves, I'd say two voted for Nerwen, one voted morm, and the last one could be anywhere, though I think Valier would be the best "wolf-bait" among the remaining candidates.
Is there any actual reason for you to think that way? Making that kind of assumptions on futile grounds is more than dangerous.

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I did make that post. In 140/165 when I hit edit instead of quote and ended up replacing my list of Val-posts:
Oh, sorry, I really seem to be quite stupid or confused for I did read that post... I think you seem a bit more innocent than guilty, but I'm definitely not sure, you tend to be such an enigma...

As to who I might vote toDay, I would feel the safest with voting Green. I suspect her quite a lot. I could vote morm too but this morm-Valier -thing seems to be all too complicated and messy and I really should think more about it before voting morm. If I don't have time to think more about it, I don't think I will vote him, unless I should choose between him and someone I consider far more innocentish. I could vote Sally or TM too, but I'd prefer voting Greenie (or morm, if I reach the conclusion he does seem guilty).

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Old 12-02-2007, 10:48 AM   #2
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Somehow, I don't like the fact that Legate is so sure of my innocence. It makes me feel like he had realised I tend to trust those who trust me and is using it to achieve his own ends. Or something like that. The point is, it makes him feel slightly suspicious to me.
Hmmm, now this seems to be an explanation of why you both trust each other. Question is why you felt then need to explain this, is there something that must be hidden, or do you really suspect him?

He said he trusts you in #153, and yet in #187 when you made the list of people you see him as one of the innocents. Why is it that he trusting became suspicious now and not earlier? Does it have anything to do with me feeling bad about both of you?

Now, I'm not sure, but after this post my suspicion of you seems to make more sense.
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Old 12-02-2007, 11:01 AM   #3
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Following recent comments (and a couple of votes), I've gone to look at everything Volo has said and now return to present my conclusions.

Volo mentions suspicion of two people: Legate and Valier. Legate just seems thrown in there with little reason other than "he's too friendly," and mild suspicion of him is discussed. His reasons for Valier-voting are mainly simple agreement with what has been said, which does sound strange.

Now, his behavior on Day 2 is very odd. He rapidly changes his position on Valier's death, but leaves the focus on what the implications for morm might be. However, he seems to leave out the fact that he may also be implicated in her death.

We may have a wolf here, but with the emphasis on "may." If morm is a wolf, Volo probably isn't, as two wolves voting for Valier would be unlikely given last night's events. For the moment I'll just be watching Volo carefully.
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Old 12-02-2007, 11:53 AM   #4
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First of all, I'm still unfomfortable with Lommy. I can't quite put a finger on it. There's something about her overly cheerful and helpful manner I find suspicious.

Secondly, after reading carefully through the entire thread, I found Menel's continuous joking about not being eaten disturbing. Also, it seems to me that he's been overly careful in voicing his opinions. I find him quite suspicious.

Volo is troubling me greatly at the moment. Though his latest post explained a little, there is definitely something there I don't like. Just a gut-feeling, probably.

So. Votes this far (if I'm not mistaken):
morm - 1
Volo - 2
Greenie - 1

morm, like I've said before, strikes me as innocent. Volo is suspicious, but I'd be reluctant to vote for him because I don't have valid arguments against him.

Therefore, my vote today will most probably be Menel. (Or Lommy, if she convinces me of her guilt before the deadline.) I'm ready to go for Volo as well if there is a great possibility of a double-lynch that my voting for Volo would prevent.
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Old 12-02-2007, 12:16 PM   #5
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Because Legate and Lommy agree with me, I don't think that they are Wolves. If we are wrong, I'll look at them more closely.
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Agree about what?
About who are suspicious.
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you left me off your list love.
Yes, dear, I reserved a special place above the list for you, a place called "suspicious".
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Because A: why the heck would I vote him both days so vigorously, unless I am either incredibly stupid or incredibly clever, B: the same for Morm's actions today in a way, voting someone who finds me suspicious is either ballsy or idiotic, C: okay I can't think of a C right now but that's alright I'm sure someone else will analyze this post in a bit anyway.
I like the "incredibly clever" part. The only thing here than makes me suspect you less is than you're a newbie, but Wolves frequently vote eachother, otherwise finding them would be much easier as we would know outright who can't be a Wolf after we find who was a Wolf. Since morm was in no real danger of being lynched, it was safe to vote him to cover tracks. And if he is in real danger of being lynched, it's easy to hide among the votes as your vote can't save him anyway. (Umm... Why am I explaining these things anyway... I find you suspicious and if you're a Wolf you probably understand it anyway.)

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Somehow, I don't like the fact that Legate is so sure of my innocence. It makes me feel like he had realised I tend to trust those who trust me and is using it to achieve his own ends. Or something like that. The point is, it makes him feel slightly suspicious to me.
I find it funny that you would say something like this as you have pretty much trusted me the whole game and agreed with nearly everything I have said, or at least told me as much. And why doesn't my trust for you and Legate turn on such alarms? The thought that you have noticed that I trust people who agree with me (Heck, I even said so myself in the preveous post.) and used it against us comes into my mind.
But I am not going to vote you or Legate toDay. I'm very sure that tomorrow will make these things much clearer.

And another note about Lommy & Legate: Even if I'm wrong in trusting them, I find it extremely improbable that both of them are Wolves, there is too much agreement between them, even if their lists aren't completely alike. And since there is no Cobbler in this game, I'm sure than at least one of them does deserve our trust.


I'll leave this at this and move to look into Kath's, Brinniel's and Mac's (Since you asked for it... ) souls or something like that.
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Old 12-02-2007, 12:27 PM   #6
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My apologies, but it's going to have to be an early vote again. My suspicions remain the same as they did earlier, and for the same reasons, but I do want to mention that my suspicion of Brinniel has increased after the deluge of posts she made earlier. It's reminiscent of a wolvish tactic I once used so it worries me. However, my main suspicion remains with:

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Old 12-02-2007, 01:06 PM   #7
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I finished reading properly until my first post today. Here's what I found so far.

This still seems staged for me:
Lommy carefully accuses morm to have killed Valier, then he mocks it. Then Lommy continues along the lines of a frame. Then both slowly back down from their mutual suspicion. If Lommy and morm are wolves, this would make sense to me. They feared Valier was the seer, and now they try to keep people away from going after morm by making it clear, by a weak case and ridicule, that morm is no wolf and is being framed by them. I might be over-interpreting, but this is how it appears to me.

By the way, if morm is evil, it's not a double-bluff: it's a semi-double-bluff, because in the first place he would have expected to sacrifice himself over a killed seer who dreamt of him, and is now using plan B.

Aganzir and Lily (*is inspired by Fea's Lil*) talk about the loud/silent arguments of Valier in the beginning. I find this suspicious as it's too obvious this had nothing to do with her death.

Farael is a little too aggressive for my liking, but that's him. He feels genuine, though. A lot of people quickly took up his suspicion of Rikae. These reactions are worth examining tomorrow, when we know her role.

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Looking at yesterDay, I'm quite sure that Lommy has been Seered upon.
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Old 12-02-2007, 01:18 PM   #8
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Sally's post #218 is something all too wolvish. I mean, if she knew she herself was innocent, she wouldn't surely speculate that way.
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Hmmm, now this seems to be an explanation of why you both trust each other. Question is why you felt then need to explain this, is there something that must be hidden, or do you really suspect him?

He said he trusts you in #153, and yet in #187 when you made the list of people you see him as one of the innocents. Why is it that he trusting became suspicious now and not earlier? Does it have anything to do with me feeling bad about both of you?

Now, I'm not sure, but after this post my suspicion of you seems to make more sense.
There's nothing that must be hidden, from my part at least. I don't actually suspect him, since he seems mostly innocent to me, but that is just a suspicious streak in his behaviour I thought I'd like to mention. As to why it became suspicious only now, well, it only started to feel a bit odd after he had made that zone-post of his and named me and some other people as probably innocent with no further explanations. So, it doesn't have anything to do with your suspicions, sorry.

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I find it funny that you would say something like this as you have pretty much trusted me the whole game and agreed with nearly everything I have said, or at least told me as much. And why doesn't my trust for you and Legate turn on such alarms? The thought that you have noticed that I trust people who agree with me (Heck, I even said so myself in the preveous post.) and used it against us comes into my mind.
I know why I've said I think you innocent and agree with you almost all the time, but I have no way of knowing why does Legate say he thinks me innocent. I mean, I know I say I think you innocent because I genuinely think so, but I can't know if Legate says he thinks me innocent because he really does so or because he tries to make me trust him or something else suspicious. As to your trust of me and Legate, well, it simply hasn't caught my eye the way Legate's trust for me did. Maybe you're just a subtler wolf than Legate is...

Lastly, a few words about Little Green. She seems like a class example of a newbie wolf. She goes along with the popular suspects and sticks to the one suspicion she's had during all the game. She also seems to pretend no one suspects her at all and doesn't react at all to the accusations against her. That's exactly what I did in my second game ever when I was evil. It is a very common wolvish mistake, one that especially inexperienced wolves tend to do. So (Aganzir, you may gasp now, since you've been waiting for this ), Little Green, I give you a piece of advice, if you're innocent, start defending yourself against the false accusations. You're one of my top suspects right now and I will most probably vote you. You're doing no good to my opinion of you by discounting all the accusations towards you. I give you a chance to make me change my opinion of you: defend yourself in a credible manner and if I'm convinced, I will refrain from voting you (at least toDay). A credible defense may change other people's views of you as well.

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Old 12-02-2007, 01:31 PM   #9
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Alright, some views on the current situation.

I see many people speak about Lilla Greenhand here as being suspicious. Well, for myself I can say she seemed more or less genuine to me at the beginning and that this image is beginning to dissolve slowly, as I said before. The opinions she holds in her #223 could make me suspect her more: given her overall behavior, she seems to follow certain long-time suspects, and she holds to them whatever the case. Also, she seems to defend morm, which, in the case he were a were a were a were wolf (sorry, that was the keyboard), could point to her as a pack-mate, and vice versa. But the main thing are the long-time suspects, as I said - bite and hold, maybe once the bit of flesh will fall off. That moves her to the orange zone for me.

However, what strikes me as terribly wolfish was Sally's post:
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P.S. I just realized that Morm voted Volo. So chain of events is Sally votes Morm, Volo finds Sally suspicious for picking on Morm, Morm votes Volo. Unless my logic is hugely flawed, that means that it is unlikely that both of us are wolves, Morm and I that is. Because A: why the heck would I vote him both days so vigorously, unless I am either incredibly stupid or incredibly clever, B: the same for Morm's actions today in a way, voting someone who finds me suspicious is either ballsy or idiotic, C: okay I can't think of a C right now but that's alright I'm sure someone else will analyze this post in a bit anyway.
And even the rest of it. I don't see that she would be as much attacked upon, but look what she does! "It is unlikely that both of US are wolves" - what is that supposed to mean? I would understand if she said that about someone else. I would understand if she said that at the point when, let's say, morm revealed a wolf and she were accused. But this? Why? How? What?
I simply don't get this comment. I said before what I thought about her posting, and I tried to be reserved because I had problems with not being suspicious on her because of her style even if she were innocent. But I cannot resist now and switch her into the red alert zone. Unless there appears another candidate in my red zone, or unless there is any voting crisis and threat upon someone whom I consider innocent, I'll probably vote her toDay.

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Old 12-02-2007, 02:18 PM   #11
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So many players could be called under-the-radar flyers. Not that they aren't noticed, but they are not discussed. Probably that's good for now as this large number of players is taking a toll on me, I really wouldn't want to participate in the game I modded .

Kath leaves me completely baffled. And the problem is that she seemes to leave pretty much everybody else baffled as well, even Fea. Mac would appear the only one suspecting her. I don't remember an Innocent Kath doing that, at the very least she has been suspicious. Since it is the case, I hope to see more of her in the Days to come.


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I find Valier's vote to be a bit odd. Mainly because I can't see what's so suspicious about morm.
Flashback to Lily's (Haha, funny, I'll use that, although it would help us to decide one name for each player, that would help using "search" a lot.) post. That's all.
Really - except for her analysis, which is obviously very unrational *joke* - she looks rational, useful - although I don't find much use in summaries like that, except when I write them myself, sorry Brin - and Innocent. As for Kath, I'd give her more time.


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Looking at yesterDay, I'm quite sure that Lommy has been Seered upon.
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Shalln't, I really hope that is forgotten as it is. But if you insist - please don't - I will explain.
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My main suspects right now are Lommy, Sally, A Little Green, mormegil, Aganzir, Legate, The Might, in more or less that order. They're followed by the only slightly suspicious Kath, Menel, Shasta, Brinn, and Volo. Only Fea, Farael, and Kuru feel really innocent to me at the moment.

Sally -> morm
Farael -> Rikae
Shasta -> Volo
morm -> Volo (Volo 2, morm 1)
Fea -> Lily (Volo 2, morm 1, Lily 1)
Kath -> Lily (Volo 2, Lily 2, morm 1)
Aganzir -> Lily (Lily 3, Volo 2, morm 1)

I'm torn between thinking Lily suspicious and genuine. I'd be ready to give her the benefit of doubt for one more day, because she's a newbie. I don't know what to do with Volo, but I'm not convinced of his guilt. I'd prefer to keep him around for the moment. Sally's behavior casts some doubt on the guilt of mormegil. I have a feeling I won't get any support for a lynching of Lommy.

I think I will either vote for A Little Green or for Sally.

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Valier Furryfoot’s death was a hard hit to the hobbits, not the least to the other elders who had learned to like her so much during the years and who had learned to appreciate her hunches in all the matters where hunches were needed. It was clear that the Shire had lost someone they could have trusted to help them out of the trouble. But the way she was killed was plain repulsive. That seemed to feel even worse at the moment. No one had any desire for a breakfast that morning – and talking of hobbits that’s a serious matter indeed.

Most of them felt they needed a pint of strong porter from Tuckborough to cope with the situation and only a few of the youngsters settled with the local Green Dragon ale – which some called “Water-Ale” as it was light and it was made from the waters of the river Water running by - that was usually consumed by everyone around these corners.

Happily at the time of the second breakfast everyone had regained their appetite and thus they took back all that they had lost by withdrawing from the first one. And the talk was getting even more lively than the Day before. Although there seemed to be less joking toDay as the faces around the tables were quite grim.

Now Vallen’s death did bring forwards the question as to why she had been picked by the werewolves. Lommy Baggins did formulate the preliminary question as to whether the old Harrybelly was to blame or not. From that on almost every possible option imaginable – and unimaginable - were brought forwards. The most stylishly it was made by Mac Sandyman who formulated his comments on the matter in the style of the famous Lake Town philosopher Ludovic Witsendzone.

The hobbit logic has not been both revered as original ME wisdom and scorned as mere futile exercise of rural witticism by the more philophically cultivated cultures of the Middle-Earth for no reason. Even if the hobbits lack the finessé and eloquence of the cognoscenti and the sophists of Gondor they are widely known to be able to argue black into white and vice versa. And that was indeed going on at the Green Dragon on this Day! And it did take almost the whole Day.

But the further the sun crept over the sky the lengthier the speeches became. After pretty exhaustive recitations of Lommy Baggins, Legate Sackville-Baggins, Fea Belladonna and Farael Twofoot on the matter of Vallen’s death and the possible guilt of the old Harrybelly Brinn Burrows managed to top them all starting a minute analysis of all the hobbits present. With half of the hobbits fast asleep after three hours of speculation Rikae Took finally jumped up and banged her pint to the table so that everyone would hear her. All hobbits except the old Kuru Shrewthwacker did wake up.

“I will leave now and go for any help that could be obtained. I think this is a bit too big thing for us to cope alone. And think if this spreads in case we lose this fight? We Tooks have always seen the bigger picture and anyone who dares to suspect my motives will have to settle it with me personally. Even if I’m a woman I’m a Took and not afraid of anyone of you here. In the meantime you should do well to look closely at the Baggins and this honey-tongued Sandyman... That’s my last word to you fellow hobbits. I’m off now!”

“Now what shall I do? I already voted for her and she just thinks she can walk away like that! Are you trying to slip away from our verdict?” Farael Twofoot protested loudly as the doors swang after the Took.

“Cool down Twofoot, if she’s innocent she’s on a good mission and if she’s a baddie, well there’s one less of them.” Brinn Burrows calmed Farael and after that the Twofoot was quiet for a long time.

~*~

After the Took’s leave the discussion slowly concentrated on the wolfhunt itself. It seemed that Volo "Justy" Proudfoot, Lilla Greenhand and Sally Shortbrush were sharing the suspicions alongside Morm Harrybelly even though less and less was talked about the gaffer.

This Day the tables disagreed within themselves unlike Day1 when basically all of the adult-table voted for Nerwen. Something had changed.

In the end it was quite clear Lilla Greenhand was gaining the votes. And after some preliminary disagreement she did so by a large margin.

~*~

The votes were counted and an uneasy silence befell over the Green Dragon.

“Now Greenie, what do you have to say? It would be the most convenient if you... well you know what I mean. No hobbit has ever... and so forth. You know.” Said Fea Belladonna Briarpatch a bit embarrassedly.

Nerwen did a brave thing I’d say... so...” continued Kath Woodyend not daring to look at Lilla Greenhand in the eye.

“I’m not going to commit a suicide for you to keep your consciences clean. If you so much want blood you have to draw it yourselves!” Greenie said silently standing up and looking at the hobbits around the inn challengingly and dispassionately.

All those who had not been in favour of lynching the Greenhand stayed quiet looking nervously at their feet not sure of how to react to the situation. The Greenie -voters looked at each other somewhat insecurely not quite sure whether they’d have to actually do something. Finally Agan Sackville-Baggins broke in.

“She’s not a hobbit I say!” she yelled furiously.

“No she isn’t, she’s a werewolf! Remember how these foul creatures handled poor Boffin and Furryfoot! I say revenge!” called Volo Proudfoot even more loudly.

“I say death!” yelled Brinn Burrows.

“Let’s see this werewolf into her grave!” bellowed Mac Sandyman and threw an empty tankard straight to her forehead.

Blood was spilling from Greenie's eyebrow but she remained stern and quiet for a while. Everyone was waiting.

“Do your worst but you will have to do it yourselves.” she said calmly. "And who knows who is right and who is wrong in the end?"

The Greenie -voters looked at each other once again and then like from a common consent they ran over her together grasping whatever weapon; a mug, a coalrake, a fork, a chair with them. The rest were looking at the spectacle in horror. There it was, a hobbit after another hobbit. A scene never seen before in the Shire. It filled them with horror.

Lilla Greenhand stood straight an empty look in her face when the blows started to fall. Lommy Baggins hit her with a candlestick straight to the face and the Might of Greenholm kicked her to the stomach with all his might. Then there followed a rake here, a mug there and a fork in her eye. But the blow of the Volo's chair finally got her into her knees and the subsequent blows by the rest fell her down. There was an unseen frenzy in those batting and hammering her that the onlookers at their tables were restlessy trying to avoid looking.

There was blood all over the Green Dragon’s floor when the beaters finally got enough of it and started to come back to their senses. Lilla Green’s body was a mess, an emergingly reddish pile of flesh torn apart by the blows she had received.

Then the silence of the Inn suddenly started to fill in with a hiss.

It was low at first but then it broke loose with might. The hobbits tried to cover their ears but it was useless. Slowly the pile o' bones formerly named Lilla Green turned into a swirling whirlwind that grew wider and stronger.

Everyone tried to save themselves as they jumped out from the windows and packed the doorway.

The whirlwind grew into a tornado and bursted the roof of the Green Dragon and even growing to a hurricane it broke the other end of the Inn down sending that half of the reserved celebration meals flying all around the Shire.

Then at the height of it's might when all the hobbits were trying to hide behind trees or ditches and waited for an imminent death it suddenly just vanished with a hiss and a pop.

Lilla Green, aka. the Breath was no more.


The dead:
Nogrod (mod) - Noggie Boffin - beheaded and played soccer with on Night1
Nerwen (ordo) - Nerwen Hornblower - jumped to the river not to force anyone to kill another hobbit on Day1
Valier (ordo) - Vallen FurryFoot - skinned, grilled and served as a breakfast on Night2
Rikae (ordo) – Rikae Took - left the Hobbitton to find aid from somewhere in the middle of Day2
A Little Green (the Breath) - Lilla Greenhand - beaten to death by the hobbits on Day2

The living:
Thinlómien - Lommy Baggins
Legate of Amon Lanc - Legate Sackville-Baggins
Aganzir - Agan Sackville-Baggins
Meneltarmacil - Lupo Furryface
Volo - Justy Proudfoot
Macalaure - Mac Sandyman
The Might - Might of Greenholm
Mormegil - Mormegil Harrybelly
Feanor of the Peredhil - Belladonna Briarpatch
Brinniel - Brinn Burrows
Satansaloser2005 - Sally Shortbrush
Farael – Farael Twofoot
Kath – Kath Woodyend
Shastanis Althreduin – Shasta of the River
Kuruharan -Kuru Shrewthwacker

Night3 begins.

Wolves let me know your choice. The gifteds PM me your picks.

Good Night everyone!
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