Two hill men walk into the Prancing Pony and find a seat ignoring the looks they get. The woman sits slumped in her chair and orders from the waitress in a quiet voice, the man watches her carefully as he orders. Taking a deep breath the woman sits up and looks at the man watching her.
"Is there something wrong?" Lorne asks.
"You have been remarkably quiet since we left Tyrn Lhuig," Murdaigan says.
"I've been thinking."
"That is not surprising. Your sister's betrayal of our people was a terrible shock."
"Muirne was always a willful girl but I can't believe she allied herself with Angmar," Lorne says. "I don't understand what the dark forces could have to apeal to her."
"The masters of Carn Dum are good at finding the thing that people ant and will lie in their offers to draw in new allies."
"I can think of no more horrible act."
"Nothing done by the dark forces are good," Murdaigan says.
"I fear the enemy using spiders as allies. My sister, the silk lady, helped to breed a great deal and I do not believe that they have all been slain."
"It is very likely we will be battling your sister's pets in the near future."
"I want the Iron Crown dead," Lorne says. "I want them to suffer for what they turned my sister into."
"Your friends started taht goal. How many of the soldiers of Angmar did they kill while searching for your sister?"
"Enough to find the tokens I needed to learn of the silk lady. Not enough for my taste."
"We will deal with them more in the future," Murdaigan says. "We must also make sure they are not capable of adding new allies or creatures to their side."
"Is that what you were doing in the worm hatching grounds?"
"No I simply wanted to bring the worm hides we needed for our armor back."
"You went deep into a lair filled with aggressive worms just to kill a few?" Lorne asks.
"It seemed easier to find them gathered than killing them one at a time."
"And how did that work out for you?"
"Yes I got hurt and trapped in the lair," Murdaigan says. "And yes I ended up having company getting out but I would have lived no matter what."
"Do you actually believe you were strong enough to kill the worms on the way out while injured?"
"I am a powerful warrior and capable of taking care of myself."
"I will simply take your word for it," Lorne says.