WWXLV: The Fellowship of Saruman

[Groin Redbeard]

Dáin walked had been walking in silence for a long while, ever since Lobelia refused his help. He had listened to the discusion, and in due time more of the companions began to express their suspicions.

"Well words of wisdom we hear at last from master Bombadil," Dáin said at length. "Although I do not find Gildor's words to be of an evil nature, I do wish that she would provide deeper incite than just a gut feeling of dread of the ranger Halbarad and I, but she does make sense to accuse people of hasty accusations."

"Mistress Lobelia seems to be quite content with reduculing others: describing me as a greedy dwarf and calling the sons of Elrond traitors. Shame on the hobbit! I do not always agree with their council, but you seem to be content with condemning the voice of anyone who speaks; througing confusion in our midst. A cool head is what we need in times like these at that is exactely what Elladin and Elohor have been!"

"I wish that Gandalf would speak, we need his say in the matter, but we have Galadriel and Radagast. Galadriel, my fair lady, you give advice only when spoken to and this is disturbing. Tell us more of your say on the matter, it seems that you hide more than you tell, but please hurry, the night grows ever nearer."

"I have said enough, my thoughts have been expressed, and I am finished for now," and with that Dáin fell back into silence.

[Gil-Galad]

Gandalf pondered at what was said.

"my friends... this ordeal we has only begun, we may have to survive many hardships in order for our goal to persist."

Gandalf looked around the faces of the fellowship.

"the first couple of days will be hard, we may purge our company of the traitors quickly, or we lose some friends. I for one believe we must hear all voices before acting rashily. please note that as the days go by, i will be forced to act and i will deliver justice to the traitors when it is due, but for now i must sit and wait."

Gandalf sighed as he leaned on his staff.

"you ask for my advice, this is it: do not act hastily. consider the options at first. that is all i can say in the matter till our roles are revealed."

"i will not accuse today, i have my suspicions already, but i will not reveal them till next day perhaps."

Gandalf then pulled out his pipe and began smoking some of his pipe-weed.

[Thinlómien]

"For long I have held your wisdom in reverence and your counsels in my heart, Mithrandir, but now my there's a shadow of doubt on my mind." Gildor paced around rather then walked forward. "Doubtlessly one of the Wise has reasons for his actions, reasons that even we elder Children of Ilúvatar can not see. Yet I do not see a reason to withholding one's suspicions, especially as they are those of one of the Maiar, and a person doing such summons old memories of the servants of the Enemy. Yet where would we be, what would be our efforts, if Mithrandir himself had turned from the path of wisdom and fool's hope? My heart dreads and thus I restrain myself from getting too troubled over this so early." A merry glint appeared to Gildor's eyes. Or maybe the halfling weed has just clouded his judgement for a while, he thought, but knew better than to say it aloud.

Then he burst to a sudden laugh, remembering the recent words of the King of Naugrim. "Most venerable King Ironfoot", he said, "I do understand it is difficult for a Dwarf to tell one Elf from the another, or to determine their genders, but let me say this: I am most definitely male.

And as to your comment on my suspicions of you and the ranger Halbarad, they are simply for you being so quick to agree with the hasty accusations of others. It certainly does not reassure me of your innocence."


edit: xed with the Friend of Birds, the Eldest and the Lady of Light

[Gil-Galad]

"my dear Gildor, i advise you not to over stretch your accusations. My goal in this fellowship is to be the middle point, to bring understanding to the table and hopefully save the death of an innocent. If is state who i believe to be the traitors, then i fear that if i am wrong that it will hurt us and bring about the doom on myself as well."

Gandalf crossed over and should in front of Gildor.

"And i will let you know that you were not in my list of traitors, so do not give me reasons to change my mind about you."

Gandalf then looked over to Galadriel

"Fair lady, Halbarad is indeed on my list as i share the same assumptions with you. i will not vote as of yet, i must decide if i must or simply abstain in this matter"

xed: with Halbarad

[McCaber]

"As I must be away, I shall make this quick. I would not accuse a ranger on this first stage of the journey, so I will give him the benefit of the doubt. The orc gets no such license."

++ Uglúk

[Groin Redbeard]

Originally Posted by McCaber

"As I must be away, I shall make this quick. I would not accuse a ranger on this first stage of the journey, so I will give him the benefit of the doubt. The orc gets no such license."

++ Uglúk

"Please master elf," Dáin said in great alarm, "Your vote is justifiable in your own mind, but not to ours. Give us your reason so that we may judge for ourselves, it appears as if madness is taking us all!"

[Gwathagor]

"Indeed, friend Elrohir, for once the dwarf speaks true. We are all companions here, chosen by the greatest council of the wise our Age has ever seen assembled. Who are you to question their decision based on race alone? Or would you have us all do likewise? Would you see dwarf against elf, hobbit against man, wizard against wizard? I have counseled scrutiny of all, but, given the circumstances, race is hardly grounds for judgement."

Halbarad's tone was stern, but inside he felt Elrohir's sorrow, and knew that the pain of his mother's torment had never left the elf. He softened his tone.

"Why do you cast your vote against Ugluk? Persuade us with some reason, if you can. Justify your decision."

[Groin Redbeard]

"I apologize for my mistake master Gildor," Dáin said, "Indeed you might find it harder to distinguish women of our folk from our men." Dáin laughed heartily for awhile.

"I agree with you Gildor," he said again, "Gandalf, we must hear your council. I consider you among the wisest of our company and to delay with your judgement would be folly. Please speak to us about your suspicions, or at least tell us why you stay quite."

"Also, after hearing the words of Galadriel I must ask Halbarad to defend himself against the accusation and give us his say in it."

EDIT: X'd with Halbarad and everyone since.

[Gil-Galad]

"In due time my lord Ironfoot. i will decide to vote soon enough, but i feel that i would rather release my suspicions next day. Believe me that it would be better, after the first lynch i can place my thoughts more strongly then, for i suspect the ones i am hinting at is in the currently accused."

xed with lobelia and dain

[satansaloser2005]

Well, Theodred thought to himself, it seems as though our ragged band of allies is taking the transport of the ring seriously, despite my earlier concerns. Still, it would be a pleasant turn to find that-Theodred spit-Orc not among our numbers come nightfall, but as he has taken no hostile action, perhaps my cousin Eomer and I should be content to keep a close eye on him. He then turned his attention on Elrohir.

"Perhaps, master Elrohir, you could explain your hasty decision regarding the orc?" Theodred quite frankly had no issue with disposing of Ugluk, but to do so without cause....he found this highly irresponsible, possibly even reckless. "Has the-" Theodred searched for the proper word, keeping in mind the presence of the women "-Has Ugluk done something to alarm you? Please, sir, if you have cause for concern, share with us, so that we may be aware and ready to be rid of the situation." Theodred looked around and noticed that the fellowship was getting more chaotic, and knew accusations (and tempers) would very soon be flying even higher than before. He broke himself from the other's company in an attempt to think clearly; although there were some in the fellowship he would not regret losing, he refused to ruin their mission just to satisfy a need to....Tom Bombadil's loud, offkey, and incoherent tune cut through Theodred's thoughts.

*OOC: Sorry, just realized class is starting. Finish post later! Eek!*

[THE Ka]

Originally Posted by Groin

Galadriel, my fair lady, you give advice only when spoken to and this is disturbing. Tell us more of your say on the matter, it seems that you hide more than you tell, but please hurry, the night grows ever nearer."

"In a way I can agree with master Dain, it would comfort my thoughts to hear more from the Lady of Lorien, especially on the nature of our fair Lobelia's words and that of others. I hope I am not asking too much from the fair Altáriel."

Radagast turned swiftly to hear Olorin's words, whatever they may be. Sometimes he wondered if things had been any different, or better possibly, if Olorin had been head of the Order. Though, he chased these thoughts away and remembered that greatness was made and not given.

He bowed shortly in a nod of respect to Gandalf's counciling words, and could only wish others might share the same hope.

" Thank you Olorin, I can only hope the same."

He finally rested and thought more on the words shared recently as he drank a little from a waterskin, and fed some of the birds who had been following faithfully through the day. He couldn't help but look up at the Mountain again and think of its treacherous pass, but he resumed his thoughts to here and now.

Thank you also, my feathered friends for your company as well. Though, I would never wish you to follow me through the Mountains, go instead and keep my work and thought amoung your kin while I'm away. Do not worry though, if ever there is trouble for the Company, in our greatest need I can only ask for Gwaihir and his strength.

Edit: x-posted with Gandalf and Dain.