'Perhaps you can help, ${PLAYER}. The people of Archet will be in great danger when the Blackwolds execute the plan we witnessed last night. The Captain here, a Man named Brackenbrook, does not like my look, and will not heed my warnings.

'Pray, speak to him on my behalf, and see if you can rouse him!

'Every moment I spend here is a moment in which my true charge plunges blindly nearer to unfathomable peril! The Black Rider you saw last night seeks a Baggins, and our friend Mundo is not the one.'

The townsfolk of Archet are standing around the town, the presence of Ranger guests having drawn their attention.

You should speak to the townsfolk to see if anyone else is on your side and not Brackenbrook's.

Objectives

• Talk to Constable Thistlewool

Strider is in the town of Archet, awaiting word.

You should speak with Strider and tell him of Captain Brackenbrook's folly.

Objectives

• Talk to Strider