Two elves walk into the Prancing Pony, both wearing the armor of Rivendell. The woman is covered in dirt, the man seems to have cleaned his armor as much as he can and has a small colorful bird on his shoulder. The two find a table and the bird lands on the table, the man puts a handful of seeds from his pocket in front of the bird.

"Caledhroval seems to be recovering nicely," Narlinn says.

"He is still regrowing the feathers he lost but he's happy," Arrod says.

"Be more careful in the future. We don't want him to get hurt again."

"I intend to kill any hendroval I can find."

"Now that we know our enemy has made even those within the forest into spies that is probably the best plan," Narlinn says.

"The spies must be related to the stone trolls claiming the caves for themselves."

"They are powerful warriors for the dark lord so it follows that he would take interest in watching them. The caves that hold the better armed of the enemies warriors worry me."

"They are a great concern," Arrod says "however killing the spies and messangers of the enemy will make their movements against us slower."

"The sons of Elrond are nearby and we should leave them to plan. I never did ask you where Caledhroval went to after the hendroval attack."

"I sent a traveler to the bear dens to find any evidence about what happened to him. I was surprised when the woman came back and held Caledhroval. Tending to his wounds took time but I was so happy to have him back I didn't care."

"It is lucky he only met a hendroval and not the wolves that have been causing so much trouble," Narlinn says. "They have created a large den just south of the road."

"I've seen them coming and going. They don't seem like normal wolves."

"They are but there is something else leading them. A dark force was hidden in the den. I believe it was a dark spirit that took the form of a wolf."

"That would explain why they've been more aggressive as of late," Arrod says. "It might be best to spend time hunting the wolves until we find a way to remove the spirit."

"I think the only ones near us with the strength to dispell spirits forever are Lord Elrond and Lord Glorfindel. The wolves are not a great threat, we should not rush the lords to deal with this."

"I agree completely. The wolves are only a minor threat to those on the road and with a warning they can protect each other."

"The trolls are a much greater threat," Narlinn says. "I am curious why they haven't caused any big problems. I would expect them to be causing problems for all people."

"They are gathering around places were dark energy has gathered. I do not know what force of evil has traveled through our lands but it holds interest for the trolls. Even some angmarium have gathered around one of these places."

"There is some secret that Lord Elrond is not willing to share with everyone. All that we can do is have faith in his actions."