[Aylwen Dreamsong]

Disgusting! Ajada was talking to the horrid Kalir face to face, and he wouldn't leave! Why was he confronting her? Did he not know that Ajada knew of his evil plans? Ajada had settled with the determination to get a blatant confession from Kalir. He continued interrogating the scribe, asking why she thought this and that and why she always accused him of things.

"Do you find poison...interesting?" Ajada changed the subject suddenly, preparing to make a mental note of everything Kalir said. Ajada's words caught Kalir off guard for a moment, but all to quickly he had come up with an answer, which amused Ajada ever so slightly to see him have to think.

"Erm, yes. Poison is...interesting..." Kalir seemed slightly unsure of his words, but Ajada simply noted every single word in her mind and smiled happily. She had her confession!

"So, you admit it! You admit to poisoning Avery, you admit that you attempted to poison others, you admit everything! You confess to having an evil plan with LinGalad, and you admit to wanting to use us as minions and pawns in your plan of DOOM!" Ajada cried, raising her voice to a level that was unsettling to all the Elves, who seemed to be listening to something.

"I did not say that!" Kalir shouted, in a voice just slightly above Ajada's. He could feel the cold, harsh glances of Radagast and Mattius upon him, so he repeated the exclaimation in a lighter tone. "I did not say that."

Ajada grinned smugly as Kalir swerved the conversationer's direction slightly so that they were right behind LinGalad and right in front of Avery. He had given her a confession, and Ajada knew he knew she knew he knew it! But then would LinGalad know that she knew that he knew that she knew he knew? Ajada had slowed her step, backing away from Kalir and LinGalad and instead walking in step with Avery.

"Avery, would you be so kind as to use your all-powerful knowledge of thievery to steal that little water canteen off Kalir's belt?" Ajada asked sweetly, and was given the reply of an annoyed glare. Ajada rolled her eyes, remembering what Leo had told her so long ago: If you want something done right, do it yourself.

Ajada crept up behind Kalir as he talked to LinGalad worriedly. She was for once thankful for the darkness that Fangorn provided as she clumsily found the pouch that held Kalir's poisoned water. She was just about to untie the pouch when Kalir and everyone in front of him stopped walking. Ajada fell stumbling backwards at the sudden halt, but quickly pulled herself up and pointed at Kalir.

"You're trying to KILL everyone here so that you can CONQUER all of Middle-Earth! I can see RIGHT through you and your silly Elven friend, Kalir! Your smug expressions and your smooth lies will not get past me! I know you have the evil poison pouch of doom around your waist, and that is why Avery is coughing and DYING! No one here understands what I am trying to do! I am trying to warn them but they won't listen! How much clearer do I have to be with you people!"

The words flowed from Ajada's mouth in a powerful and loud scream, but her speech was cut short by another silencing hand from some unknown 'benefactor'. Everything had stopped and everything was silent.

"Do you hear it?" LinGalad whispered fearfully. Ajada rolled her eyes. He was obviously trying to distract everyone while he prepared the scene for their gruesome deaths!

"Hear what?" asked Kalir and Avery in unison, causing Ajada to roll her eyes at Kalir's feeble attempt to help LinGalad and Avery's stupidity. Could she not see the mutinee that was taking place before her? Perhaps the poison was affecting her.

"It is getting louder and clearer" Calentoliel murmured admittedly, ignoring the question from Kalir and Avery.

"Do you think they are that close?" wondered Endereth, her voice calm and unwaveringly confident as she spoke.

"No. They know we are here," said Mattius firmly and grimly.

"Let us hope that is not the case," Radagast cut in, his voice short and choppy.