So I was speculating last night, late

[kiya]

That a thing that's been set up is that Barty will now make a serious attempt on killing Moody so that he can bring home a triumph in the hope of putting V in a good enough mood that there will be fewer repercussions on Tosha.

Given we just saw a Moody post go up giving his intel and mentioning that he's got a lead on the "slippery bastard", and we got the Barty "JUST NEED ONE MORE STAY PUT" post, I am thiiiinking we are indeed aimed at a showdown.

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[agathi]

Anxiously waiting to hear back from one of them.

I'm just not sure who I'm rooting for. I mean, Moody obviously because Barty is a monster and really needs to be put down. But poor Tosha. If his hope of an afterlife is riding on that vow, I'm not sure anything short of a message from his gods could make him break it.

[cheyinka]

I think losing his adopted son to Voldie's whims would do it, which is why I'm rooting for Moody too :D

[kiya]

Regardless of what happens with it, I have my doubts that any survivor(s) will come out of the discussion in one piece.

They're both canny, paranoid fighters who are deadly, deadly, deadly.

Barty will die if he tries to take Moody in alive. He can't afford to hold back that much.

The only way a survivor will make it out without lasting damage, I suspect, is if he pulls off a perfect ambush, AK from concealment/stealth like. But see also "canny, paranoid".

So my money's on "someone dead, someone crippled" as most likely outcome. Which will... not help dealing with the ward crossing in any way.

[ursamajor]

Given that Barty is home ... likelihood of Moody surviving suddenly seems rather low, and the question becomes when Alice et al realize this. *shivers*

[keshwyn]

Nothing yet....

Things do not look promising for Rhymes-with-Rudy at this point. And I suspect Alice knows that.