Okay. Because I had a post written, but I didn't know what to do about horses... I'll say they had been ground-tied then - although I don't know that I'd trust Sorn or somebody not to make off with them. ;)

Right. That's fine, I think. Everybody at Sorn's place is obviously pre-occupied. :D

Sometime tomorrow I'll hopefully write a post about Deren or some of his men meeting Haleth.

-- Folwren

Firefoot, what woods are Linduial and Scyld in now? I am assuming they are not near Eodwine and the rest of us, else we might have heard them.

Elempi and Celuien, did Thornden and his men go with Garstan and Eodwine to their horses? I'm thinking Thornden would probably excuse them and they'd run back to get their horses. However, by now, Sorn is gone and they probably think they won't be able to find him now, if Deren didn't.

What are they going to do at this point? Head back to the house and meet up with Haleth and Deren and the false Linduial?

By the way, Elempi, your last post made me blush for Thornden. I felt so sorry for my serious young man. *chuckle*

-- Folwren

The way I imagine it, the woods 'surround' the property on two sides; Garstan and Eodwine initially set out to the east side of the property, while Scyld and Linduial escaped out the back heading more or less southwards - maybe a little westerly, if that takes them farther away.

That makes sense. Do you need me to edit anything?

Tara...

I was wondering if we could add to the things Sorn needs to do a trip to the cellar.

If Sorn never realizes Lin's flown the coop, so to speak, then the threat of imminent danger that resulted in Scyld's defection never existed. Is it likely that he might rush down into the cellar with the intent of doing away with Lin, and discover her absence?

That seems good, if you like.

IT's so easy to pick on the poor over-serious young man. :D

From your writing, that's clear. ;) That's alright, though. I don't mind.

Yes, I think so. Have Thornden say something to the effect of, 'Our horses are back there, we should go get them.' and then maybe have Eodwine tell them to meet them at the house?

If Elempi is alright with that, you can edit your post and I can make a post wherein my men go back to the horses and then ride to the house, there to meet Eodwine and Garstan again and everyone else to boot. Just let me know. I should be about.

-- Folwren

All right by me.

Done and done.

I like this idea very much!

Let me see...Sorn will actually make it to the cellar, as his intention all along was to kil lin before he threw the knife. He makes it there, sees she is gone, and decides to chase her down to make sure he saves his skin.

He bumps into Gurth, asks him to find the girl, and Gurth refuses? They fight, they monologue, and Sorn gets his just desserts.

This would require Anguirel to delete the save post and put it up later on where it fits. But that wouldn't be so hard.

Does that seem like a good plan? Or too simplistic? I'm open for suggestions.

I'll be honest; I'm still not completely for Sorn dying already and I think it could be interesting if Sorn himself were to chase after Linduial - is this a logical decision? or a mad-Sorn-on-the-loose decision?

And Haleth needs to die (this has been written in on the Mead Hall thread by now); if Sorn is gone, I don't think Osfrid is going to kill anyone, not surrounded by Rohirrim. Would Gurth?

Very good point, Fire.

So, we hold off the altercation with Gurth even longer, and have Haleth bump into Sorn? Maybe not so bluntly...perhaps Haleth is near the study and Sorn sneaks up on him? Sorn would be rather miffed to see people wandering about HIS house...:P

I can only guess on Gurth. At the moment, Sorn is your best bet.

- Tara

Sounds good. I'll try to have another post up for Haleth soon getting him alone in the study - no guarantees on that, though; my life has been absolutely nuts the past few days and doesn't look to ease up until after the weekend sometime.

I don't see that Ang would need to delete his save, either...I never thought that save would be more than Gurth walking in and reacting some to the chaos.

TARA:

I think the next post needed is Sorn's discovery of Scyld's treachery. Any threat or risk that could be thrown at the escaping pair (without interfering with your plans with Anguirel for Sorn's demise) would be welcome.

We're in the endgame, folks...press on to the finish!

I'm sorry. It's all my fault. Or mostly is, anyway. I'm back at work today, though, and last Friday I started a post here and today I will finish it and put it up. And when I do that, it will give at least Elempi, Firefoot, and Celuien a chance to write.

-- Folwren

Nobody's fault, chiclet (yes, the little bubble gum things. I call people that. I don't know why.)

Lots going on around here lately (yay) and I've not been doing a very good job of getting (and keeping) things organized.

I've filled in my save at long last. Tara, feel free to act on it...sorry about the delay.

EDIT: Oh blast. I've made Gurth meet Sorn, imagining that was OK. Tara, I have a simple but crude plan. Grab the axe and leg it away back into the farmstead!

We'll meet again...don't know where, don't know when...

Why'd you kill your dog? :(

Firefoot: Haleth ordered a man, Thurstan, to take his men and fifteen more to go check out the sound of fighting. I pressume thirty men, therefore, left the group and went towards Eodwine and Garstan? They'll meet those two on their way back to the house. Thornden will already have parted company and will meet the seven men waiting outside Sorn's house. How does that sound?

-- Folwren

OH! IDEA!!!

Gurth/Helm found Sorn in the yard and has repledged his allegience. Sorn needs to discover Lin and Scyld are gone, and none of those people are ready to be found by our heroes...what if Sorn sees the open outer door to the cellar, looks in to see Lin is missing (a two-and-two together moment here,) and goes with Gurth to look for her?

Then when they find her and Scyld: if Sorn attacks the girl what would Gurth do? Might be a moment for Scyld to prove himself as well. And if Gurth survived the encounter, he could be the catalyst for Haleth's demise as well, although that's just a passing fancy. Osfrid and Muriel are in a better position to be a threat to Haleth.

Haleth's heading outside... alone... and if he meets up with a combination of Sorn and Gurth... :eek: After, during, or before they discover Scyld and Linduial are missing, whichever seems best.

Sounds good, Folwren.

A PM has been sent to Tara. Looks like we're waiting on her for the next jump in the action.

She's told me before that she's busy during the week, but can usually find time to write on the weekends...so, we're almost there...

Do you suppose I should bring Deren and the other men and Muriel and Osfrid out? Thornden will have quite a reaction when he sees Muriel arrive in place of Linduial.

Also, Elempi and Celuien can bring their characters plus thirty men around the wall to meet up with the others waiting outside the house.

-- Folwren

As long as Haleth remains unsupported in the courtyard, and no one notices Sorn or Gurth, that sounds alright. Just remember the events to transpire there require solitude.

Hullo all,

Thanks so much for the PM, Jenny ! It's been a long week, and I'm sorry I've been unable to get here until now.

I'm working up a post, but please excuse me if some details are a little off. I'm still reading over the changes in the discussion thread :)

- Tara

So who of the rescuers is going to figure out that Muriel is Muriel and not Linduial? That's gonna be fun. :D

I just realized almost all the characters saw Muriel with Osfrid on the spy mission. Should someone begin to think she looks familiar?

Deren did not see them, except when they first entered Edoras in the dark, so he would not recognize either of them.

Thornden, on the other hand, saw them both, and also knows Linduial personally, so even if he didn't know Muriel, he'd know she wasn't Lin. He is going to know what happened at once. I just need to write the next post. I will try to get myself to do it today.

-- Folwren

Haleth did, though. He felt some doubt upon seeing Muriel, but none based on any kind of recognition of her features. I'd like to see what we can do about this inconsistency, if it is an inconsistency...

Firefoot? what do you think?

I made some edits to my last post; is that better? Or is it still too much of a stretch?

I'm thinking that when Haleth saw them, he was only really considering them as guests to the Hall; suspicion didn't come till after that, so when he first saw them there would not have been much reason for him to pay attention to them.

K, thanks...I'll go read the edits you made.

EDIT: That'll work great. Thanks. Too bad he'll never realize his mistake...(insert evil laughter here)

Beautiful Tara! Now I think we're back to Firefoot and Haleth, while Garstan and Eodwine go back down toward the estate's front door (and not the inner courtyard where the current action occurs).

What needs to happen next? I see that Foley has written Eodwine as coming back to the main house, but to do what? Order Deren, yes, but what else? Seems we have a death of Haleth to do yet? Any more on the escape? Now that Muriel has been uncovered as not Linduial, the search of the house will now be more feverish and thorough, and then Sorn will be sought out with a vengeance; but will he be dead first? If so, then what?

This is how I see the events right now:

While the house is frantically searched, Haleth is killed outside. Sorn and Gurth follow Scyld and Linduial into the woods. The hidden door to the cellar is finally discovered, and the rescuers troop downstairs to find the outside door, and, just outside, Haleth's body.

Sorn and Gurth find Scyld and Linduial. Scyld proves his worth, Gurth's loyalties are tested. The rescuers frantically follow the tracks up into the hills.

Sorn and Gurth have their showdown, the rescuers arrive towards the end of the action, mop up the remaining threat...and from there I'm unclear.

Sorry that took so long for me to write - I hate to admit it, but I've been so busy I forgot it was my turn to write... :o Tara or Ang (Gurth does have a sword, right?), feel free to finish Haleth off in your next post. There's nothing left I need to say for him.

Oh, Firefoot! That's great! I like it a lot...poor doomed Haleth...

Are you going to use your save?

Taps for Haleth.

Scyld proves his worth? Does this mean that he escapes, or dies?

Isn't it a little early for mopping up? I thought that we needed to have a week's more time pass. Or don't we really care about calendar accuracy? :eek:

Oops... I've deleted the Save now. :rolleyes:

Scyld is not going to die.

Firefoot, actually I didn't give Gurth a sword - could you switch him to barring Haleth by brute presence and bulk (he is wearing chainmail, but he's unarmed aside from the axe he threw down)?

Or do you want me to edit in a sword earlier?