Two rangers enter the Prancing Pony and sit with one stretching.
"Why did Calenglad send us to reportto Halros and Saeradan?" Uirod asks.
"Probably because neither of us has any work at the moment," Orchalwe says.
"I could be teaching warriors new skill right now."
"When was the last time someone came to you to learn a skill."
"Point taken," Uirod says.
"Think of it like a vacation."
"This is a vacation for you?"
"The hobbits certainly know how to party," Orchalwe says. "Although I kept hitting my head in the Golden Perch."
"You know the hobbits were doing that on purpose right?"
"You mean keeping the waitress busy as we finished our tankards?"
"They did enjoy watching you hit your head," Uirod says.
"I didn't mind. I'm just happy the estates are starting to be cleared."
"Why are you so fascinated by them?"
"There's a lot of history there," Orchalwe says. "I'd like to rebuild them sometime in the future as a symbol of the future."
"That will have to wait until the dark lord has fallen and we get rid of the robbers that cover Evendim."
"Very true, but that day will come. I want to be ready when it does."
"You're very optimistic," Uirod says.
"Of course I've already paid adventurers to help clear the Twilight Estates."
"You're using your own money for it?"
"What else am I going to spend it on in Tinnundir?" Orchalwe asks.
"That's a good point. Did you find out anything interesting?"
"Nothing too surprising. The first was filled with animals and covered in ivy."
"Nothing surprising there," Uirod says. "All the old ruins are covered in ivy and filled with wildlife."
"True but I had the adventurers clear it out at least a little. They found ancient tapestry scraps and brought them back. Tham Varan was infested by robbers but the adventurers brought back the vases they hadn't taken and descriptions of noble seals."
"That's a lot of recovered history from a single set of ruins."
"Yes," Orchalwe says "I've found that adventurers will often go beyond what is asked of them if there's a little coin to gain."
"I'm guessing the rest of the ruins were likewise filled with robbers."
"No, Tham Ornen was home of soldiers of Angmar. It was proof that we haven't kept them contained in Annuminas. We have documents that include their plans but it's written in black speech so we need to wait for it to be translated."
"It seems odd they'd have troops away from Annuminas for any reason while we're still there," Uirod says. "Unless they plan to attack Tinnundir."
"I do not believe that's their plan. The group they've gathered there is far too small to pose a threat to our main city."
"What about the goblins in Tham Andalath?"
"They are as aggressive as you would expect but this seems to be a small off shoot of a main camp," Orchalwe says. "I think we need to find the main force of the goblins first."
"There's always more work to do."
"Perhaps but we got some of it done before leaving. We'll get more done when we return."