Which can either refer to the people present at the Midsummer Tree (Bran, Will and Merriman from the Circle, the three kids from the Track or the world), or the Signs themselves (three obtained from members of the Old Ones, and three from other sources -- Iron, Wood and Fire from the Circle, I believe). Yes, I read the books several times. No, I haven't read them in years. Yes, I still remember the poems in their entirety.

When it comes to fighting, both of the participants in the duel were trained in LotR-verse, where chatting during fights is very common. So yes, it really is down to high Narritavium concentration.

Ummm... lots and lots? :P There's even more in the End of the Beginning stories. I'm just an incurable romantic, it seems.

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I'm handling each of the Tangled Webs stories individually; after Crashing Down is finished I'll move onto Origins, which will /hopefully/ be quicker (but I've said that before). Lofty Skies is a long way in the future, though.

However, the original version of Origins is still available, here. It isn't complete (there's no mention of the Civil War or the Cascade, because I hadn't thought of learnt about them yet) but what it does say is accurate as far as it goes. For Lofty Skies, all there is is the hints in Reorg and Crashing Down.

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Well, Ontic got redeemed at last. Can't wait for the next bit, and news on the Mysterious Somebody's fate. Also, I've noticed over half of the official manual is [[Insert Text here]] or [[[Insert Quote here]]. Just pointing it out...