Outracing the Flames Discussion Thread

[Folwren]

I thought that Brand and his group and Osmod and his group had set off from home as forerunners of their villages. The main body of people were to travel after them, more slowly, is this not correct? If that's the case, in a little while, they'll reach Edoras, recieve the same, cold welcome from the King and they'll have to be taken somewhere. Not everyone, necessarily, will fit into the walls of Hengistham, but they can at least go to that area and settle down around it until they can return to their home (not for another several months, after the war is over). Many of the men may leave to join the Kings army when he either goes to Helm's Deep, or when he comes through Edoras a second time on his way to Gondor. The women and children will be left in and around Edoras. . .am I not correct in thinking this?

And, really, all this may be very incorrect. I'm tired and have had a long day, and I thought that the villages were going to be following the smaller companies towards Edoras.

-- Folwren