300-302 (pp. 362-374) is the narrative passage in which Carl Farness establishes himself among those Goths called Teurings. It begins:
"Winter descended..." (p. 362)
- and also encompasses:
"Spring stole northward..." (p. 365)
When the Teurings plan to resist the encroaching Vandals:
"Outside, wind hooted and rain dashed against walls." (p. 368)
- and when Carl offers to help:
"A sound like the wind passed down the shadowy length of the hall." (ibid.)
We have reflected on this sentence in four previous posts.
I now see that this is the moment when Carl crosses a line. He has become so personally involved not only with the Teurings but also specifically with Jorith that he responds to an appeal from her. His job is to record songs and stories, not to take sides in a fight - although he ingeniously defends his intervention to Everard afterwards!
The Time Patrol timeline can accommodate a lot of extratemporal intervention but Carl is going to overdo it.
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