[HQ Ignorance] Scene 42: The Reuniting of the Fellowship

[Nic Hughes]

Sam Elliot wrote:
>> He paused and took out his crystal chess pieces, gazing at them
>> thoughtfully for a moment "I would not like to upset your thinking but
>> in my own humble way I have been studying the position and - perhaps I
>> am wrong - I think this piece may be missing" and he stepped over to
>> place the black king off to one side of the main battle yet overseeing
>> all that went on. "If my divination is right then the piece is named
>> Theoblanc and is the key to the whole thing."
>>     
>
> Once Icthya had worked out to whom Aalmon was referring - she knew so little
> of human politics and these names all sounded the same to her - she told her
> companion that the undead were indeed bearing the colours of the Rokari
> Church.
>
> "You think this priest is the key because he leads that army there," she
> pointed at the figurines which glowed with a dull leaden unlight, "or you
> think this is a ruse? If a ruse, we must find a way to unearth his plan."
>
>   

"Or distract him with one of our own. Distract him with something 
important enough for him to direct his forces to the distraction and 
leave himself vulnerable to an unexpected move."

> "In the meantime," she turned to Kalen, "I am pleased to see you return,"
> she coughed lightly, "but you say you spoke with a rat who promised to
> complete the task if we provide him with twenty deer a month? I trust you
> negotiated a little?"
>
> Icthya's heart sank as she came to the realisation that the stoneman hadn't
> bothered to negotiate and likely didn't even know what a deer was. "Well,
> we'll have to find a way. I shall undertake this oath if I have to do the
> hunting myself, so you can let the rat creature go."
>
>   

Aalmon smiled wrily and rubbed his hand through his hair "Curious, if a 
little perplexing. Still I'm sure we will have a chance to catch up on 
one-another's news soon enough."

Nic