The Shadow Fort, end of Day 3

Various soldiers and guards had been moving closer to Secura ever since she announced she was the Turkish spymaster.

Once Gerard, standing at the top of the stairs at the keep entrance, gave the signal that voting was over, they all moved in.

"It seems we have caught one a powerful spy," beamed Gerard as Secura was led to the gallows.

She* just smiled.

"This is rather interesting, isn't it?" asked Hans, "Secura just gave herself up. Why would she do that?"

Gerard just continued to smile, "I guess the Turk has found this fort more difficult to infiltrate than he expected!"

"Could it be that she is protecting someone? Are we playing into her hands?"

Gerard's face flickered in annoyance, "So difficult that they could not bear to continue and wish for a quick death!"

Secura was undaunted, "Once you strike me down, my followers shall destroy you all. Their influence grows around you even as we speak. Convert and submit or you will be consumed."

Gerard boomed back, "Your followers are idle! What damage have they wrought? A single death, perhaps, before we caught their leader!"

Secura just smiled back at him as the noose was placed around her neck.

"Perhaps she is right - that killing her will only make her fellow spies more powerful. Perhaps she serves to catch our eye while men with long knives circle behind us," said Hans, worried.

"Enough!," whispered Gerard, keeping his face staring straight at Secura.

The trapdoor was released and she fell. After several minutes her body was placed next to Kagemusha's.

The crowd remained eerily calm during the hanging.

"Congratulations, soldiers and citizens of Austria! We have quickly found and killed our greatest enemy! Her self assurance is but a mask to confuse us - her fellows are surely doomed now. So sleep well tonight, and tomorrow we shall kill another Turk!" proclaimed Gerard boisterously.

The crowd broke up and Gerard returned to the keep.

"I went past her room briefly," said Hans, "far from the luxury of the sultans. I guess the Turkish spymasters are more frugal."

"She may find her new home more frugal yet," smirked Gerard.

The night phase will last 32 hours! The night phase ends at 7:30 PM PST March 17th!


Tally: (Thanks to Sigurd!)

Secura: 17 (ATPG, atheotes, autolycus, Beskar, Capt B, Cent1, Csargo, Diamondeye, Reenk, Renata, Sasaki, Sigurd, TheFlax, TinCow, White_e:D, Yaropolk, Yaseikhaan)
Sigurd: 6 (Beefy, pever, Psychonaut, Scienter, Seon, Subotan)

ATPG: 1 (Methos)
autolycus: 1 (ACIN)
Beakar: 1 (GH)
Csargo: 1 (Thermal)
Diamondeye: 1 (Winston)
pever: 1 (Jolt)
Reenk Roink: 1 (Ibn)
TheFlax: 1 (Myrddraal)
Thermal Mercury: 1 (Double A)

not voting: 6 (CDF, johnhugh, Joooray, Secura, slashandburn, spL1t)