: First off, he didnt chew his arm off, he ripped it off.
: they just compared it to a wolf chewing off its own
: leg to escape,
Meh, same thing ;)
but it seems likely that the watcher
: himself has had his forces looking for it for a long
: time, and perhaps he had them digging it up, then just
: guarding it as he came for it, or maybe over the ages
: the rock eroded away and released the arm.
: -fax
Hmm, 50 years would need a lot of erosion. Maybe the Deciever did want to see the Watcher die at the hands of the Light, but if I were him I'd prefer the satisfaction and gloat-worthiness of seeing his face when he knows that I am the one who will kill him.