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Turín
Listening to all the suggestions, mostly from the dwarves, and now the elves voicing their opinions...mostly due to the idea that they probably would not enjoy going underground like the dwarves would so now the mention of finding seclusion in the forest is being brought up...Turín realized that leadership was far harder than he ever imagined! Taking a clearing deep breath of air into his lungs, he said...
"I first would like to apologize for myself that I know that most of you would make far better leaders than I would, as you are all much older than I and you have seen more of the world than I have. I am honored that Elfalas has left the team of survivors in my undeserving hands and I shall serve him not as I would do with my own intellegence as a mortal man, but in honor of Elfalas we shall continue to serve his memory and do things the way he wanted them done, for he gave his life for this mission and this mission is consecrated with his own blood...and the blood of our fallen brethren.
Therefore, by following this procedure that Elfalas has laid out for us, I realize that he knew what he was doing, and the faith that he has in each of us shall be proven this day forward.
Now...
1. It says here that there are human spies that need to be exposed for who they are. As humans, Roland and I have the mission of getting close to the areas that may lead us to these humans and stop them individually. We are suggested to feed them false information that would in turn protect the innocent. I would like to go further than that and actually remove these traitors from their positions, but Roland and I will need to consider this during the mission.
2. For the Elves and the Dwarves, this letter spells out a particularly difficult mission. In fact, it is a mission of suicide, but I think that we can pull it off. The letter I have here says that some dwarven tribes have been known to be helping Morgoth by bringing him elven slaves. We have three dwarves in the group, and three elves. The task as explained in this diary is that the dwarves lead the elves into the stronghold and give them up to whatever fate awaits them...meanwhile as the dwarves have the opportunity to search out the area and find possible weaknesses in the defence...the elves will have to endure whatever befalls them. As soon as the dwarves find the secrets out that are needed, they in turn help rescue the elves again that were brought in, and the six of you flee as fast as you can and as quietly as you can out of the hold. This information about Morgoth's weaknesses will be what our leaders are needing to ensure victory when the army is created that would wipe him out of our land forever. Meanwhile Roland and I would be stopping the armies on the outside from rallying by removing those faithful to the Dark Lord.
Now...I know this all sounds ludricous, but we can do this, if we believe in the mission and for what purposes we are doing it. It would mean that Roland and I break away from the rest of you, while you have the most dangerous mission that anyone has ever come up with...but think of the benefits of what you would learn for all of us.
I accept my orders and will do as requested by these words written upon this paper, but I will not order any of you to accept your part in this. If you so choose not to accept these plans I have spelled out, we will formulate another plan.
My friends, what say you to this? Each may speak for himself or herself. "
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