[Anguirel]

First things first - the traditional bookish riposte to the Lady -

I have neither the scholar's melancholy, which is emulation; nor the musician's, which is fantastical; nor the courtier's, which is proud; not the soldier's which is ambitious; nor the lawyer's, which is politic; nor the lady's, which is nice; nor the lover's, which is all these: but it is a melancholy of mine own, compounded of many simples, extracted from many objects, and indeed the sundry contemplation of my travels, which, by often rumination, wraps me in a most humorous sadness.

Now, my opinions on the various candidates.

Anguirel - From the point of view of anyone else, I think I look pretty suspicious. I am inconsistently talkative, and argue fiercely only to abruptly give up. I spend a day wallowing in mania and emerge sober and restrained. I'd vote for me were I not me.

Diamond18 - Insofar as I trust anyone here, it is Diamond. Not that I trust her to be innocent necessarily, but I trust her to be characteristic of Audreyaciousness. Her punctilious remembrance of grudges could serve the village as well as impair it; in attacking her attackers, she could yet strike gold. I am strongly opposed to lynching her.

Eomer of the Rohirrim - Where is the panache and the flair? Either overcommitted like me, or confused like me, or hesitant like me. I recognise the plight, but seeing it in a lupine past-master I still fear it. Though we have a tradition of werewolf-alliances, it's going to be hard keeping this one up. However, if Eomer was a wolf I would have expected him to attack the phantom, which he might have done, of course...

Estelyn Telcontar - I do have fears from this quarter, of course, but they are not overriding. Esty is self-controlled and a little acidic (I nearly said a little tart, but would not like anyone to think I were slandering her good name by accident). If she is a wolf she has early adapted to the mantle. I doubt she would have attacked morm last night; I would have expected her to eliminate a louder player, I think (although again the other wolf could have got lucky). I won't vote for her tonight.

Kath - Kath is not engaging in duels, and killing morm might be a double-bluff combined with pragmatism. She's winged home too often using such methods as she is at the moment. I may well vote for her.

littlemanpoet - very quiet and grudge-oriented, but willing to revert votes to put them to more active use at quite short notice. But his bluntness draws attention to him. If I have one major worry, it is that an innocent LMP should be attacking Sauce more vehemently...

Mithalwen - her Beth vote reassuringly Mithish, but I now know she is extremely good at giving that impression! In a subdued way she seems to be rather enjoying the chaos, but at least that shows frankness. Won't vote for her.

Nogrod - very muted, but he is busy elsewhere. Also Roa is not around much for him to spar with. the phantom is willing to clear him, which shows strong conviction as that spectre really does not like to dent his pride by being wrong. I am still a bit unnerved by Nogrod and think he could be lying low.

Roa_Aoife - warned us she'd appear at end and beginning - rather convenient lupine times. Has stepped into position as rugged individualist, defying phantom and therby getting reluctant respect from this young scholar. If only for that I'm tempted to keep her in and watch the blazes fly.

the phantom - Sigh. Innocent. But I confess to being really irritated by his tantalising arsenal of secret ploys and this irritation is bound to ultimately have an effect on my voting. I'd so love to see him lynched, but I keep muttering "greater good, greater good..."

The Saucepan Man - Standard text book Sauce vs LMP. Does he really think this or is he prosecuting it to fit the pattern? Turned out correct about the wolves, possibly too correct.

I am most likely to vote for Kath, Nogrod or Elempi, with the phantom hanging in as the "Anguirel possessed by rage and envy" candidate.