Council of War: Wolves in the Leinanwood

[inthetapestry]

Character Perspectives Possible:
* Kim Ford
* Paul Schafer
* Jaelle
* Arthur Pendragon
* Galadan (meanwhile, elsewhere...?)

NPCs possible:
* Aileron dan Ailell
* Loren Silvercloak (see canon introspective for example?)
* Shalhassan of Cathal
* Matt Soren?

Please post a ficlet with your character's take on the situation in the comments of this post.  On the

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[pwyll_twiceborn]

Paul watches the power struggle between Jaelle, Aileron and the absent Audiart in detached silence - taking note of the sallies made, even when he doesn't understand the full import of them - until Aline mentions the wolves in the woods.

His gaze sharpens instantly. But he waits for a pause in the complex game before stepping forward, with a polite cough.

"Aileron, you spoke of cleaning out the wolves. It may be more important than that."

He pauses a moment. "Aline, is Galadan in Leinanwood?"

"We never thought of that," says the priestess, with fear in her eyes. Paul isn't surprised; he steps back again, waiting to see what the others will do with this new question on the board. He expects they'll make the decision to move right away.

And so they do, until Kim upsets the board by saying quietly that it will be more than a hunt; that she and Loren and Jaelle will also be accompanying the hunting party.

"Why?" Paul asks, when no one else seems to have a response. Those three have other talents; surely their responsibilities in the capital are more important than a wolf hunt, with or without Galadan's involvement.

But when Kim answers that she'd dreamed Loren at Morvran, it becomes clearer. And Paul understands that, Galadan or no, this hunt will not be his.