WWXLV: The Fellowship of Saruman

[satansaloser2005]

Originally Posted by Halbarad

"It is curious, Galadriel...you say it was Theodred's words, in fact, and not mine that had originally drawn out your suspicion, and yet it is now Theodred who seems most eager to take your side."

And then grim and stern Halbarad laughed, as he had not in a long while. Theodred had been brashly eager to confirm Galadriel's accusation which was now shown, essentially, to be an indictment of words spoken by Theodred himself. This struck the Ranger as paradoxical, and even funny. However, he soon quelled his mirth, for he knew it was inappropriate in light of the dark events which had thus far haunted their journey. He resumed his usual sad, thoughtful expression. There was work to do.

"I apologize for not explaining myself properly. I, like Galadriel, question the motives of Halbarad, but not for the same reasons as she; those I will explain when we are not constrained by how much time I have. I was merely stating that I agreed with the conclusion she had drawn, that which implicates Halbarad as a traitor.

"First of all, he more than happily advocated the dismissal of our fellow Gandalf, giving little reason for his decision. I believe that he may have seen his own position on the fellowship in jeopardy and, not wanting to leave his two felllows (the other traitors) behind, quickly secured Gandalf's departure, disregarding Gandalf's importance in our company and making the cowardly choice to save his own hide.
And now he takes my words (and those of Galadriel) and attempts to use them against me. This, I admit, is not a difficult task, as I did not speak plainly at the time, but again Halbarad uses other's ambiguities to secure his continued presence among us."

Theodred wished to say more, but there was no time. The fellowship continued moving, so no one was particularly keen to listen. The others became very quiet, and so Theodred got to work.

(OOC: Literally to work. Back briefly around 2hr til DL, then again right before DL)