Two men come into the Prancing pony and walk to my table to sit down. One is a man with red hair and a handlebar mustache. The other man is covered head to toe with chainmail.
"I am Owen Oaks," I say. "It is nice to meet you."
"It is my pleasure. I am Reginald Ward and this is my ward."
"Hello sir," the ward says.
"What brings you to Bree?" I ask.
"My friends and I are taking a break from our horrific experiences in the frozen north.," Reginald says.
"I think I my have met one or two of your group in the previous few days."
"That is very likely. We do all enjoy a good drink."
"it would have been nice to have more to keep us warm in Forochel," the ward says.
"I'm not sure you having something to drink while we are in the field," Reginald says. "You get lost even when you're sober."
"I am sorry about that sir."
"I haven't been to the north but it must be easy to get lose your direction during a snowstorm," I say.
"We weren't in a snowstorm," Reginald says. "After losing track of our friends we traveled to the north, our thought was that we would all find our way to the main town of the Lossoth. We found ourselves near a camp of angmarium."
"I got confused in the heat of battle and was pushed away from my captain," the ward says. "I slipped down a hill and found myself around angmarium and bears looking for fish."
"It was the most confusing battle I have ever taken part in."
"I am glad to see that you both came out of it without injury," I say.
"It ws close," Reginald says. "I didn't even notice that I was alone until I reached the Lossoth. I didn't have any clue as to where my companion was. Some captain I am to lose not only my entire group but my ward as well."
"It wasn't your fault sir," the ward says "I was clumsy."
"I should have been more careful to watch you."
"It all worked out well," I say "so I see no reason to blame yourselves for what happened."
"We should find the burglar that found me and thank him for the time he spent searching for me," the ward says.
"I would enjoy doing just that but burglars are hard to track down," Reginald says.
"He even managed to find the place my banner ended up when one of the angmarium ripped it from my hand."
"It is nice to know that people will help us when we need it most."
"I find that to be true through most of Middle Earth," I say.
"We will return to the north soon and find the treasure we seek," Reginald says.