Act 7 - No Shortage of Peril

Muskrat · Post by **Muskrat** » Fri Sep 16, 2016 5:54 pm

"But Elohim is an unusual language--the minute details are important in communicating meaning!" Dreams protests. "If you don't get them right, 'Hello, father' can sound like, 'I want to eat your liver.' Which would be an unfortunate way to start things."

Post by **Trogdor** » Fri Sep 16, 2016 5:58 pm

But at least Elohim's rules make sense and are consistent," Celevan observes. "Unlike Icatian. I still have trouble with all the special cases in Icatian that you just have to remember to speak properly. In Elohim, once you know the rule it applies everywhere."

Post by **Vardaen** » Fri Sep 16, 2016 6:08 pm

The conversation of language soon drives Kimi to something else for now as Torias, Dreams, Celevan and Drak get into it.

Eventually the evening meal and fire becomes the nighttime fire, and people are off to sleep.

Morning arrives and the caravan of sleds is packed up and ready to move on. The debate this morning isn't language or linguists, its crossing the river. Milon suggests you cross sooner than later, "If its frozen over we could cross now, without troubles. South from here we might have a thaw." Most folks seem to agree about that, but a few don't seem to agree, including Tessa and one of the dog sledders.

Post by **Trogdor** » Fri Sep 16, 2016 6:14 pm

"Typical wisdom is to cross a river when you can, since it's not guaranteed in the future," Celevan observes. "Why do you want to delay our crossing?" he asks Tessa and the dogsledder who agrees with her on the matter. "Do you have some information the rest of us don't?"

Post by **Vardaen** » Fri Sep 16, 2016 6:23 pm

Tessa considers, "Well there is a known ford much closer to Olfden which I have crossed before at with my wagons."

The dog sledder nods, "Same here."

Grimbold · Post by **Grimbold** » Mon Sep 19, 2016 12:36 pm

Torias tries to remember anything he knows about this place.

Post by **Trogdor** » Mon Sep 19, 2016 2:08 pm

"If the river is solidly frozen over here," Celevan asks, "won't going over the river be better than wading through freezing cold water?"

Post by **Vardaen** » Mon Sep 19, 2016 3:22 pm

Torias knows there is a ford to the south, but that ford is one you might use with wagons or horses, not really sleds. The ice here could hold.

Celevan's argument is echoes by Stormy and Milon. Stormy Pearl, the new lumber boss's voice is high and loud. "Blue Eyes here is right, and I'm taking my sled over the river here. Our resident do-gooder elf offered to scout it with her magical boots, and I say let her."

Tessa concedes, "Alright, do what you think is right."

Muskrat · Post by **Muskrat** » Mon Sep 19, 2016 4:55 pm

"Yes," says Dreams, "let me scout it. If the ice is solid here, better to cross where we know it's solid than chancing it somewhere else."

She sets off across the ice cautiously, stopping to test the strength of the ice every so often by stamping on and striking it with her sword until she has reached the other side.

Eilandor · Post by **Eilandor** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 3:24 pm

Braedon stands off to the side with Aela sitting next to him. The discussion as to whether to cross here or elsewhere reminds him of the linguistics conversation the night prior. Looking at Aela, "It's times like these I miss being out alone when I only had myself to argue with." Aela whines, "Oh, yes and well you too."

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