Board Thread:Talkplays/@comment-4211788-20140912075843/@comment-5142578-20160421043302

Frost's expression was difficult to read, making it unclear how he felt regarding either the hawk or the otter's actions. He could partially understand Hiero's anger, as the wolf himself hated being left out of the loop. Especially if the alliance he was in was fragile enough as it is.

"There are three things that need to be explained." Frost says, trying to re-focus on the issue at hand. "First, how did Rivak get here? The forest fire would have destroyed that portal. . . unless, there's another way to get here."

"You don't suspect he followed us here, do you?" Crystaline asks. She would hate it if just their presence here is what brought Rivak and his army to the island in the first place.

"No, I doubt it." Frost says. "Back in the ice ruins, his men seemed surprised to see me. I think they thought we had died back in our world."

"So, we can probably rule out being followed." Crystaline thinks outloud. "Though, no doubt Rivak knows about our presence know."

"Right." Frost nods. "The second question is, how long has he been on the island? There is no way he could have formed an alliance with the Hielo-Tribu overnight."

"I'd imagine it would have to have been at least a few months." Crystaline comments, still recovering from the argument that just ended. This was the first time she saw the otter get angry, and it was rather unnerving considering her normally cheerful personality. "Even with Rivak's skill in manipulation and ESP, he would still have had to somehow learn that they were the most malleable of the tribes. And even then, he'd have to earn enough trust or leverage to convince Siege to join forces with him."

"It would make sense." Frost says. "Finally, what is RIvak's real goal? Helping Siege alter the outcome of the War of Burning Ice is no doubt a cover; A lie to keep Siege from seeing that he is being used. But Rivak would have little interest in an island like this."

"Maybe the portal?" Crystaline suggests.

"Why would he need it?" Frost questions. "There's nothing for him to gain by going back in time."

Crystaline thinks for several long moments, trying to think of a logical reason. However, she fails to come up with a good answer. "I don't know." she admits.