Subject: It's only a complaint...
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Posted on: 2014-04-16 08:16:00 UTC

... because you're extrapolating the modern idea of the SEP field back to before it existed. There was no electronic explanation for Jay and Acacia being hidden - they were shielded by the canon itself from being noticed, unless they made a very loud noise or deliberately drew attention to themselves. And the canon (being the canon) can hide an orc just as easily as an elf.

That said, J&A did their level best not to be noticed. Whenever they were in Rivendell in orc disguise, they snuck around, slept out in the woods, etc etc. Nowadays, encounters with canons and OCs are far more common - observe Huinesoron's run-in with 'Luthien' and her mini-friend, where an orc disguise would have really caused problems.

hS

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