But wait, there's more...
The fallen lords, even Balor himself, were on familiar terms with Alric - more so than the rest of the Nine to our knowledge.
Just think, if Alric was Mazzarin, hence known to them from beforehand & previously allied with some...
Balor: "Join me or die"
- why ask Alric to join him, unless appealing to an old
alliance?
Also, Alric knew that the Myrkridian standard would enrage Balor, again hinting at prior knowledge of Balor/Connacht's character.
Shiver: "Tell Alric his nightmare has just begun etc."
- why would Shiver know Alric's worst fears - the resurrection of the Myrkridia, unless he was Mazzarin & helped Connacht to imprison them.
Also, in TFL he never met Shiver (or so I believe). But he recognised the disfigured soul of Shiver and knew she was a ruthless opponent.
Ok, the hiding of the Elbis stone occured after Mazzarin's death, so no special knowledge of Mazz would let Alric know where the stone was. Unless Connacht had told him where he'd hide it, or perhaps it was Mazz's own stone, secreted away from Connacht - which is pure speculation of course.
Certainly the other Elbis stone argument, that Alric knew how to use it, remains valid methinks.
Also there's the Deceiver, a contemporary and former ally of Mazzarin. Alric's decision to enlist Myrdred's aid could certainly be based on hoping the old rivalry between M & SB would be the key ... but that doesn't really explain it enough IMO. Myrdred was an enemy of the light too, and is a Fallen Lord after all. Alric's ongoing and implicit trust of Myrdred afterwards speaks of an old friendship renewed.
I know, a load of nonsense. But fun nonetheless :)
*cheers!*
-Iron
