Scioly Assassination 61: Murder Theater

[Assassinator]

It was the seventh line and the fourth word
That have guided you to paleonaps
A minor setback and ahead I ford
Traveling from the land of maple sap
Heading far one could say in a way
Ask another, did I travel at all?
And end of a third is what I may say
Now later, into a trance I did fall
Four fish, a bear, and a snake I did see
I knew this was the next target but how?
And then the meaning was made clear to me
And I shall strike less than a week from now
Now you have three days to make your protects
So can you determine who will die next?

[brobo]

I think that this can be divided into two sections

A minor setback and ahead I ford
Traveling from the land of maple sap
Heading far one could say in a way
Ask another, did I travel at all?
And end of a third is what I may say

That says where he was comming from and where he is going to, but..?
And the second part:

Now later, into a trance I did fall
Four fish, a bear, and a snake I did see
I knew this was the next target but how?
And then the meaning was made clear to me

I have some theories, give me a few minutes.

EDIT: It would make sense that the four fish, bear, and a snake would be constellations, but then there would be two bears, right?
Pisces (fish)
Dolardo
PIscis Austrinus (one fish)
Delphinus (one fish)
Ursa Major/ Minor (two bears, only supposed to be one)
Hydrus (the snake)

[zyzzyva980]

Anyone live in upstate New York? That's where they harvest a lot of sap. And even though it sounds like sassy is going from there, it says "Ask another, did I travel at all?" But now that I see brobo's theory, that looks pretty plausible as well.

[Liv]

I feel like this has something to do with Polaris.

EDIT- I protect Pleiades in the relation to the stars.

[winneratlife]

Four hundred years since I have last appeared
I am well rested and thirsty for blood
I was back then the man everyone feared
But now who to kill? The clue must be good
So I thought and thought but nothing would come
Could I be tired? I needed more sleep
I took some naps and it came in a hum
The victims death was a promise to keep
As I slept a voice said seventy-four
I knew in an instant the next to fall
In front of you is the victim of lore
But maybe you can not see it at all
Now you have three days to make your protects
So can you determine who will die next?

A young fellow named robodude
Was sitting by his computer, nomming on food.
When looking at the clue he saw, right before his eyes,
the nickname of paleonaps (no nintey-five)
With swift hand he typed out his protect,
then laid eyes on his murder suspect.

I protect paleonaps, not quite sure about the 74 though, could refer to croman74.

WIN.

Lol, nice going brobo.

[ophiophagus]

starpug maybe?

[paleonaps]

I think Vermont is the place of maple syrup. That could reference me being there last week.

[brobo]

starpug maybe?

how so?

and paleo, I doubt it. I don't know if anyone knew you were in vermont lately.

[Liv]

starpug maybe?

how so?

and paleo, I doubt it. I don't know if anyone knew you were in vermont lately.

He and his sister posted all about it in YDRC

[ophiophagus]

how so?

and paleo, I doubt it. I don't know if anyone knew you were in vermont lately.

Same reasoning as trajectoryroxs for protectin starpug...