Sam Vimes
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Post by Sam Vimes on Mar 3, 2008 13:40:00 GMT -5
"Don't do that- if I'd wanted you to hear it, I would have said it out loud."
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Post by Nessa Telemnar on Mar 3, 2008 13:45:14 GMT -5
*Nessa smiled and looked innocently up at him.*
"Didn't you know that elfs can read minds?"
*She skipped over to him and gave him a kiss on the cheek.*
"Don't worry. I won't tell anyone."
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Sam Vimes
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Post by Sam Vimes on Mar 3, 2008 13:50:29 GMT -5
"I know it, and it unsettles me. why don't you just read this boys mind?'
*He lit a cigar*
"And my wife would probably prefer you didn't kiss me."
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Post by Nessa Telemnar on Mar 3, 2008 13:56:53 GMT -5
*Nessa laughed.*
"Oh, please. I didn't mean it seriously. Here in Lorien it is common to greet each other with a kiss on the cheek. You need to relax."
*She became more serious.*
"He is hiding his thoughts from me. My heart is telling me there is something terribly wrong about this entire affair."
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Sam Vimes
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Post by Sam Vimes on Mar 3, 2008 16:45:15 GMT -5
"Good at keeping his privacy...I'll have to ask for tips."
*Despite his words, Vimes was a bit worried.*
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Post by Nessa Telemnar on Mar 3, 2008 16:50:16 GMT -5
*Nessa looked up at him.*
"I'll be happy to tell you all I know. For instance that King Orduag had no right chosing the next successor to the throne. That was for Tearbird to decide. And she chose Leetah's child to inherit. Tearbird would never have entrusted the humans to carry the Crown of Lorien."
*Her eyes got dreamy.*
"And Leetah didn't trust these humans. So she ran away. She said she chose to do so to protect the child against harm.... That she will return after securing the safety of her child."
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Post by Sam Vimes on Mar 3, 2008 16:58:29 GMT -5
*He sighed in frustration*
"Look, I don't know what you want done. You push for some teenager to get the throne just so he can be killed if he makes a mistake, then say that you don't think he should have gotten it. You don't trust humans, which is fair enough, then beg a human to help right after you tell him that. I don't know who has power here, I don't know if you're trying to set me up, I can't even think in private."
*He turned away*
"But I might ask some questions..."
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Post by Nessa Telemnar on Mar 3, 2008 17:05:42 GMT -5
*Nessa looked up at him, surprised at his outburst, waiting patiently for him to calm down.*
"When you are done scolding me, perhaps we can get to the point? There is no doubt the king and queen were murdered. And I admit that I am not the brightest elf girl in Lorien. That would be Leetah. But even I get suspicious when I find evidence that the King can't possible have murdered the Queen! I followed after Haldir and saw the dead bodies. I saw the clues that surrounded them. The Queen was murdered, yes! But not by the King!"
*She turned away.*
"I fear I have already told you to much. But ask your questions."
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Post by Sam Vimes on Mar 3, 2008 17:16:46 GMT -5
*He had calmed down by now*
"Sorry, I didn't mean to go off like that."
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Post by Nessa Telemnar on Mar 3, 2008 17:23:50 GMT -5
*Nessa swallowed and lowered her eyes.*
"It - It's ok. I - I'm used to it...."
*She asked quietly, without looking at him.*
"What did you want to know?"
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Sam Vimes
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Post by Sam Vimes on Mar 3, 2008 17:25:40 GMT -5
"Well, now that you've mentioned the evidence, I'd like to ask about it."
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Post by Nessa Telemnar on Mar 3, 2008 17:31:08 GMT -5
*Nessa blushed and looked away, trying not to cry when she thought about the horrible moment when she saw the dead bodies.*
"Her Majesty had wounds from a knife on the right side of her chest... The knive was in the right hand of King Orduag.... The letter from King Orduag mentioning Steerpike as his heir was written by Orduags right hand.... but....
*She looked up at him with tears glittering in her beautiful blue eyes*
"But King Orduag was left-handed...."
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Post by Sam Vimes on Mar 3, 2008 17:34:11 GMT -5
*He frowned*
"Why didn't you tell the council about this?"
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Post by Nessa Telemnar on Mar 3, 2008 17:43:12 GMT -5
*She looked up at him with tears in her eyes.*
"I am the youngest person in Lorien after Leetah left. And only the former Queen's chamber maid. If I had thought for a moment the council would listen to me, I would have told them a long time ago."
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Sam Vimes
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Post by Sam Vimes on Mar 3, 2008 17:44:18 GMT -5
"But you knew I would listen. Why?"
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