Ralph and the Pixie

‘I, too,’ muttered the Thane with a tired sigh. ‘But never again. For too long we have been beset with such snares, that come upon us unguessed, hidden within the subtle subterfuge of our Sovereign’s machinations.

‘Well, we must become as canny in the way we enact warfare. From here on in, nothing in our defence must be as it seems, nor our purpose straightforward.’

Doc was somewhat baffled by this, but Finli obviously suspected something of the sort.

‘What do you propose, friend Karras?’