'It's strange you should be asking after Rollo, especially at this moment. The tweens came to see me, upset by the lack of effort the Bounders are doing here in Buckland with regard to the strange Big Folk moving about.

'I told them the Bounders were doing all they could to keep that unsavoury lot out of Buckland, but the pair were adamant about being heard and kept yammering on about the Old Forest. I warned them to stay clear of the forest because Toly, our wood-cutter, said that things there are queerer than ever.

'Tweens can be foolish, and I fear that the pair have been more foolish than normal. Doderic knows his way to Bald Hill and not much further. If you're going to be looking for Rollo, you'd best start with Doderic, and you might as well tell him that I'm waiting for him, too!'

Rollo Maggot may be found at an abandoned cottage near the Withywindle, south-east of Bald Hill. It is reached by heading west through the Shifting Wood, then turning south and south-east.

Doderic Brandybuck is worried about his friend Rollo Maggot, who chased after a brigand into the Forest.

Objectives

• Talk to Rollo Maggot

Doderic Brandybuck is waiting at Bald Hill to the north of the cottage, east of the Bonfire Glade.

You found Rollo Maggot standing over the corpse of a Man. He asked you to return to Doderic Brandybuck and tell him that he is all right, and there is no need to worry. He also asked you not to tell Doderic what happened with the brigand.

Objectives

• Talk to Doderic Brandybuck

Celandine can be found on the border of Newbury and Crickhollow in the northern part of Buckland.

You found Rollo Maggot standing in shock over the corpse of a brigand, but he seemed unharmed. He asked that you show his notes to Doderic, and Doderic suggested that you bring them to his cousin Celandine.

Objectives

Wilmac Brandybuck is just inside the Hay Gate in Newbury, the northern section of Buckland.

Wilmac Brandybuck still knows nothing of Rollo's whereabouts. You should speak with him to put his mind at ease.

Objectives

• Talk to Wilmac Brandybuck