Elrohir rose from where he had been sitting.
"You wish me to be more vocal, when these traitors have taken the life of my brother? Nothing good can come from hasty accusations now.
If only I were more convinced of the orc's guilt, it would make my choices much easier. But for this, I am prepared to set aside my hatred of Uglúk to find the traitors.
But let us wonder why Mithrandir was sent away earlier. Out of the four who voted for him, only Dain gave any long explanation of his choice, and Halbarad said nothing about his reasoning at all. I would think that it was to save himself, but he never explicitly said so.
This, together with the attention he received yesterday, moves Halbarad to first on my list of suspects."
EDIT: crossed with Halbarad
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