WWJ III - Nan Qualinmerë: Death Wish Valley

[Anguirel]

I accept your arbitration, Mith. However, by definition this means I have no choice which way to vote-and vote I must. I can scarcely, having placed myself under your jurisdiction, declare you guilty, and, as I still hope we may attain victory, I do not intend to self-defeatingly accuse myself. I have never done so in the past and, Valar willing, will not do in the future.

That means that, however insecure my case-and while Valesse seems the most stained with guilt to me, there is far less indication of her skullduggery than there was in the case of the innocent Kath-I have no option other than to vote

++VALESSE

I am sure you will understand. I place justice in the wealthy widow's hands, and as the remaining representative of the secular nobility, by the power invested in me I appoint her Chief Arbiter of Mejis. For the next hour I will be intermittently present. I will provide further arguments for my case if our judge requests it, but otherwise I shall leave her to consider.

If I am wrong and Mith is the last wolf...she must have been taking tuition from local, ah, phantoms, and frankly I am too impressed with her performance to wish to vote against her.