[quote=@Cyrania] ...Bancroft is actually still alive, right? [/quote] 3/4s of me is all, Wraith is joking. The other 1/4 is considering the fact that joking doesn't necessarily mean it won't happen. This is Wraith, after all. But also, can you imagine the confusing moment that would be for Ellis to be spending a quiet moment reminiscing when suddenly this dark shadow flashes past, someone shouts a warning, and then there's a dead mouse at his feet and probably a squirrel having a guilty fit up a tree somewheres... How much "I did not sign up for this," resignation do you think is allowed in a Redwall-based story?