'You think I should stay here in the Shire? It is true that with many of the Dúnedain leaving, these lands will likely come under threat. Who will protect the Little Folk, these hobbits I have come to admire and cherish? They have a core of strength, it is true, but the shadows are lengthening and it seems to me that they creep ever closer to the Shire.

'I have walked of a time with Aragorn and the Wizard, Gandalf, at Sarn Ford, and they both spoke oft of their love for its people. I do not think they would wish the Shire to be undefended.

'Thank you for helping me to make up my mind, ${PLAYER}. I will stay here and watch over the people of the Shire. The Grey Company will need to do without my help. Can you travel to the inn at Brockenborings and tell my friend Lotho Sackville-Baggins that I have decided to stay? He is visiting Brockenborings for a few days and showed some interest in my comings and goings.'

The Ranger Halros is at his camp in the Greenfields, in the north-east corner of the Shire.

You have delivered Halros' message to Lotho and should return now to the Ranger.

Objectives

• Talk to Halros