The Lonely Star -- Chapter 4 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Child of the 7th Age · 09-29-2002, 07:49 PM

Cami had not been able to speak with Ancalimon or Mithadan earlier that day as she'd intended to do. The Man had been cornered with Levanto for some time. Moreover, she herself had been called away on several occasions to search out needed foodstuffs and supplies for the hobbrim.

As the Elf came over and pulled her towards the rail, Cami thought it might be wise to share her earlier thought. With the news from Levanto, their need for accurate and up-to-date information seemed even more critical than before. She briefly explained how Daisy might be brought up the secret waterway into the tombs. From her own experiences in Beleriand, several prisoners would be serving in the headquarters for the guards. Such positions tended to roll over quickly as they were among the least desirable, and in certain respects, the most dangerous of the prison assignments. Cami reminded Pio of Daisy's obvious skills with concealment and deception when she'd hid on the Star as well as her experience acting as a servant in the Took household.

Pio looked concerned. "Your plan seems too risky. If Daisy's found out, it could endanger her own life and the rescue itself. Could we use one of the hobbits already in the prison to gather infomation? At least, they'd be familiar with conditions, and have a better idea what risks were acceptable. And Daisy's so young." The Elf shook her head.

Cami thought a moment, "I don't see how an imprisoned hobbit would really understand what kind of information we'd need. Daisy knows enough about our plans to understand the type of details that might prove valuable. Plus, we can't risk sharing our strategy with one of the younger hobbits in the tombs. They might not realize the seriousness of the situation, and inadvertently blurt out something that could get us in trouble. And it's the younger ones who inevitably get assigned to work in headquarters at the simple menial tasks."

Pio thought a minute. "I wish there was another way. Let's share these ideas with Mithadan and Ancalimon, and see what they think. If they approve, we'll go ahead and meet with Levanto. If we're going to do this, we should be ready by nightfall."

[ September 30, 2002: Message edited by: Child of the 7th Age ]

09-29-2002, 07:49 PM	#11
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	Cami had not been able to speak with Ancalimon or Mithadan earlier that day as she'd intended to do. The Man had been cornered with Levanto for some time. Moreover, she herself had been called away on several occasions to search out needed foodstuffs and supplies for the hobbrim. As the Elf came over and pulled her towards the rail, Cami thought it might be wise to share her earlier thought. With the news from Levanto, their need for accurate and up-to-date information seemed even more critical than before. She briefly explained how Daisy might be brought up the secret waterway into the tombs. From her own experiences in Beleriand, several prisoners would be serving in the headquarters for the guards. Such positions tended to roll over quickly as they were among the least desirable, and in certain respects, the most dangerous of the prison assignments. Cami reminded Pio of Daisy's obvious skills with concealment and deception when she'd hid on the Star as well as her experience acting as a servant in the Took household. Pio looked concerned. "Your plan seems too risky. If Daisy's found out, it could endanger her own life and the rescue itself. Could we use one of the hobbits already in the prison to gather infomation? At least, they'd be familiar with conditions, and have a better idea what risks were acceptable. And Daisy's so young." The Elf shook her head. Cami thought a moment, "I don't see how an imprisoned hobbit would really understand what kind of information we'd need. Daisy knows enough about our plans to understand the type of details that might prove valuable. Plus, we can't risk sharing our strategy with one of the younger hobbits in the tombs. They might not realize the seriousness of the situation, and inadvertently blurt out something that could get us in trouble. And it's the younger ones who inevitably get assigned to work in headquarters at the simple menial tasks." Pio thought a minute. "I wish there was another way. Let's share these ideas with Mithadan and Ancalimon, and see what they think. If they approve, we'll go ahead and meet with Levanto. If we're going to do this, we should be ready by nightfall." [ September 30, 2002: Message edited by: Child of the 7th Age ] __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.