Stuck in the Middle With You

[Brian]

He blinks at you, and shakes his head.  "Stop that!" he growls.  "I don't know who that is."

You get the impression that he forgot the memory the second you reintroduced it to him.

[Bjorn]

Then, Bjorn replies, we've likely gotten everything we can out of him.  It's pretty clear that he's a tool, in the most literal sense.  We need Solariat.

Outwardly, Bjorn continues to say nothing, as he hasn't since Radagast's last proclamation.  His fist clenches slightly, the only outward sign of his impatience.

[Dracos]

"Neither do I.  But you did once."

Dracos examines the wards for a bit with thought probes to see if there is a part of his mind uncontrolled, or if the wards can be loosened or restructured, pondering.

~He is a tool, I think we should let Ekim have a look at the situation though.  He's entirely a construct I think except for his skeleton.~

Dracos

[Bjorn]

You can if you want, Bjorn writes in a sloppy, indifferent script, but frankly, I don't see much point.  What can Ekim tell us?  We don't need to know who Mattias was, or what he is -- we need to know who the traitors are, and how to stop the Dreadmarch.  Getting side-tracked by Mattias doesn't help.

Aloud, he speaks for the first time in a while.  "Mattias said earlier that some of Elric's power came from within the Keep," he muses aloud, "and I can't see why he would lie.  The question is, how can we track those threads?"

[Dracos]

Dracos shrugged, standing up.  "I'll see what I can do."

Dracos turned around, heading out of the room, presuming mattias doesn't stop him.  "I'm finished."

Dracos

[Brian]

"We'd need to see Elric to even begin to look," Radagast sighs, rubbing at his temples.  "Or have as much skill with runes and wards as Mattias does."

[Dracos]

"What's being discussed?" Dracos asks curiously.

Dracos

[Bjorn]

"Elric's source of power within the Keep," Bjorn explains, "and how to find it."

[Dracos]

"Hmm..."  ~I might be able to help look for it, but hell if I know what I'd be looking for and I'd have a damned hard time moving around the whole keep unnoticed.~

"Any ideas so far?"

Dracos

[Bjorn]

"No," Bjorn replies curtly.

[Ginrai]

~Hmm... think we can get access to Dorian's, Ashton's and Neil's rooms?  We might be able to find some clues there.~

[Bjorn]

You're the one investigating the Lorekeepers, Bjorn replies, you should be able to search Ashton and Neil's rooms without problem.  I was on my way to search Dorian's room when I got sidetracked into this, and I should go do it now.  I suspect they're unrelated conspiracies, though.  Certainly, Mattias didn't know about any connections.

And this is too much talking on the mindboard.  Remember, this can be tracked.

Out loud, Bjorn simply sighs.  "Then we will have to hope we see Elric again," he says grimly, "and under circumstances not too horrible."

[Brian]

"Why don't we just invite him in for tea?" Eske asks somewhat bitterly, as the guards close the door to Mattias's cell.  "I'm sure he'd be cordial enough."

[Bjorn]

Bjorn tilts his head at that.  "Tempting," he muses.  "Elric might very well accept that offer.  What would he try to do, though?  If he expected surrender, and it was denied...."  His voice trails off in thought.

[Dracos]

Dracos blinks.  "A bad sense of humor, you seem to have at the moment, Bjorn.  Anyhow, why do we need to 'see' elric?  I missed that part of the conversation, but can't Parthipan espy him?"

Dracos