[TalonDJ]

I did not like that scene. I mean think of those poor poor soldiers suck up top of the mountain, freezing their butts off waiting year after year to light one fire. I surprised anyone was up there paying attention when the signal finally came. And then what? Now they had to go and cut down all that wood again and haul it back up the mountain to rebuild the fire just so they can wait again. I tell ya I felt sorry for them.

[Lil'freeper]

I can sympathize. But it was still epic.

Meanwhile.... Denethor unleashed. oh this is excellent.

[JenB]

Aw, but didn't you see them hopping up and down and waving? That was the highlight of their whole lives!

Plus, beacon-keeper on top of mountain seems like a pretty safe wartime occupation.

[ExGeeEye]

I imagined that they were garrison troops on a rotating duty roster: eight months on the city walls, one month going out to the beacon site, one month on the beacon (three of you, two up and one sleeping in the hut), one month hiking back to M.T., and a month's leave.

[msdrby]

I was wondering if they were really sustainable up there all alone and whatnot. Wonder what kind of rotation there was.