<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><DIV>Arawn listened to Thig's reply to his own question pertaining to why Stri'bog's mother was being held hostage.</DIV>
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<DIV>- Thig: "Why are they doing this? I've been thinking on it.<BR> The timing seems interesting. For one thing the<BR> Solstice in less than a week. That is a vital time<BR> of year for the Druids. A time when the Druids are<BR> busy in the inner forest. This means less druids<BR> who are on patrol and on guard. The people also<BR> prepare for festivals. We know they are likely Humagi<BR> based on their clothing. We know they are
powerful<BR> as they took out a Vassa force when they came this<BR> way. If she were to..." [He glances at Strie'bog and<BR> back again at Arawn] "..disappear or leave the forest<BR> or worse then the forest could and would die. This<BR> would mean a heavy loss to the Druids. How better to<BR> distract and to weaken the forest and druids but to<BR> take her hostage. Take her out of the forest and
she<BR> weakens and the forest weakens. We know from the<BR> conversations with the Vassa that the Humagi would<BR> love to invade and take over the forest. Living on<BR> the plains is a difficult thing. Living in a forest<BR> full of animals, plants, and easy shelter is easy here.<BR> So I suspect that is their reason an invasion."<BR></DIV>
<DIV> Once the Faerry was done he spoke.</DIV>
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<DIV> "I can understand how they might choose this time to kidnap her but if all they wanted to do was weaken the druids by weakening the forest then the question remains, why did they not simply kill her as that would have accomplished that purpose and in the most expedient of manners? The timing in regards to the importance of the Solstice ritual has to mean something so I wonder exactly what they have in mind as I have to imagine it is linked to such a powerful and important event and I worry it may be more than simply wishing to disrupt it. As I said before, something just doesn't feel right about this..."</DIV></div><br>
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