Tol-in-Gaurhoth XV-The Villagers Strike Back!

[Kath]

How do the rest of you read this riddle?

My view on it is that the Elves thought old Sauce would likely be more threat to them alive than dead. He's long had a reputation for cleverness. I don't know that there were any clues in what he said as to him being a Gifted. In fact the only thing I would see as pointing that way is that he was a bit quiet, unusual for him.

Mithalwen voted for SPW - because of their feud dictated by roles? Mith can't have known who he was whether she be wolf or Hero so here there isn't much chance of a bluff I think.

Sauce voted for Nonna - but again he cannot have known anything for certain.

So looking at those surrounding Sauce is useless. He was a traitor yes but not one that knew anything that could help us catch the Heroes. I feel that we might get bogged down in trying to decipher the reasoning behind things Sauce said and did when however much we analyse him it won't tell us anything helpful. I would be wary of those who encourage that course of action. mormegil for example uses this reasoning:

Also telling is that Huan voted him so obviously that fiend didn't think him to be an Elf ally.

To make a case for Nonna's innocence. NO! It tells us nothing except that a person with no more knowledge than the rest of us (excluding the Heroes) found him/her(?) suspicious.

Now I have this right yes? Huan would not have known who the Elves were? So long as I have that bit of information right then everything I said above holds true and I'm not too keen on morm. If on the other hand I'm wrong, ignore it all!