[HQ Ignorance] Scene 79: The Sickness of Icthya

[Sam Elliot]

On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 8:55 PM, Nic Hughes <nicolas.h at virgin.net> wrote:
> "The people I am dealing with are in some ways like-minded to us, they are
> pacifists by nature and oppose the wars and destruction that the empire
> uses." He rubs his unshaven chin thoughtfully "The thing is they did not
> escape the imperial oppression when my ancestors did and living under the
> iron-shod sandal of the military and the cloying control of the nobility has
> had an odd effect on some of them. A few of them can be pretty weird.
> Weirder than me, much weirder. What I am trying to say is that while I think
> they are friends some of them are odd enough that we should expect the
> unexpected."

Icthya is now running a fever and is using the cool copper of her
decorated trowel to cool her brow. "Pacifists, eh?" she mumbles with
disdain. "Well, at least they won't stab us in the back."

The elf doesn't seem to have much idea what is going on. Through her
delirium, though, she makes it clear that she insists on accompanying
the messenger on this mission.