Candaith walks into the Prancing Pony and takes a seat beside Second-watcher Heathstraw.
"It's good to see the town in good shape," Candaith says. "I'd hate to travel all the way here to make a report and not be able to stop in and get a drink."
"The guard of the watch are happy to be of service. We don't see many rangers, apart from Saeradan, around here."
"I was going to stop and see him before I went to Tinnundir."
"I am thankful for the help he has provided of late," Heathstraw says. "Though he always seems to take his time he always gets the job done."
"That's Saeradan all right. Thanks to him we never rush to do anything but at least we make less mistakes with him around."
"He has a house to the north and a camp along the road to the west. I don't know which he is at now."
"I'm sure he has more than just those two places hidden away near the town," Candaith says "but I'll find him."
"You came from the Lone Lands correct?"
"Yes, why?"
"The goblins in the marsh have become more active of late," Heathstraw says. "I'm wondering if we should be worried about a greater threat coming from the empty lands?"
"Not for a while at least. There was an attack on weathertop, the orcs wanted to use it as a base for expansion. I got help from friends of my lord to drive the creatures away from the summit."
"Were you able to find an army without them noticing?"
"No," Candaith says "we attacked by drawing them into spliting up so it only took a handful besides myself. We attacked while they were still in the process of building their barriers."
"You had good timing then."
"It was not luck. I have been watching the mountain for fear they would try what they did that night. I knew the exact night after I retrieved a message they misplaced foolishly."
"They misplaced a message that important?" Heathstraw asks.
"Yes it was just sitting on the orc I filled with arrows."
"That would be a bad place to keep something important."
"I need to get going if I'm going to visit Saeradan before I leave Bree-Land," Candaith says.
"Long trip ahead of you?"
"Not overly long but if I take too long Calenglad will yell at me."