On Sep 28, 3:24 pm, "James A. Robbins"  wrote:   
   > > One has to wonder, regardless of species, why anyone would have such a   
   > > shaft in the middle of their city.   
   > Lorien was hiding at the bottom of it.  The Shadows either   
   > had him imprisoned there or he was hiding from them in it.   
   > The "city" would then either be the watch to keep him down   
   > there or their base of operations in trying to reach him.   
   > Are we ever told which one is the truth?   
   Didn't Lorien "They felt they were honouring me" or something of the   
   sort?   
   So, "hiding" is the closer of the 2 options (however, I think   
   "waiting" would be the better 3rd option).   
   The city was obviously built around the hole to wait and honour.   
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