Two rangers walk into the Prancing Pony and push their way through the thick crowd until they find an empty table.
"This place is more crowded than I was expecting," Adleithian says.
"First time being in Bree?" Daerol asks.
"Yeah it's a lot more lively than Tinnundir."
"They don't have as much to worry about as we do. Well they didn't before but new threats have appeared so they're starting to have reason to worry."
"Not being led by rangers has to help," Adleithian says.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"We aren't the best at having fun. I mean look at Calenglad never even smiles."
Daerol laughs, "Ok you have a point there. Wait until you meet Halros he loves to laugh. Probably why he spends so much time with the hobbits."
"I'm kind of worried about them."
"The hobbits?"
"Yeah," Adleithian says "with all the tomb raiders running around Evendim it has to be a matter of time until they attack the little people."
"You do have a point. Unfortunately we don't have the freedom to patrol the hobbit towns in Evendim. The angmarim invading Annuminas need to be the focus of our attention."
"I suppose so but the hobbits seem so defenseless."
"Don't underestimate Halros," Daerol says. "Tomb raiders stupid enough to attack the Shire will learn quickly how dangerous he can be."
"I suppose the best thing we can do is to keep fighting the raiders to keep them distracted from the hobbits."
"If that's your goal we've started well."
"What do you mean?" Adleithian asks.
"The adventurers that were seeking treasure and jobs that passed through the High King's Crossing. I sent them to steal anything valuable from the raiders in Barad Tharsir."
"I hired them to kill the leaders of that group and to lessen their numbers. I'm not sure he should have been running around the desert in a heavy fur coat and boats."
"I'm surprised he could even move after swiming across the river in that," Daerol says.
"He could do more than move from the number of sashes he brought back as proof he was able to beat the raiders."
"He didn't find any of the relics I was hoping would be hidden there. I did get a sword, shield and vase, though they were nothing special but I was happy that I had them."
"Did he give you any information about how the camps are set up?" Adleithian asks.
"A little why?"
"If we know the set up and the kinds of weaponry they have we can plan our own attack."
"Weakened with their leaders dead," Daerol says. "It might be fun to catch them off guard."
"Think Sardan would be willing to let us act?"
"He hates the tomb raiders more than we do so he'll probably join us."