You arrived at Thornhope to find it in ruins, and its only known survivor -- Béortnoth, son of Wulfrad -- more than half mad.
There is a wild look in Thane Béortnoth's eyes as he speaks.
'Shhh! Be silent! They will hear!'
He glances west towards Fangorn.
'The forest...it is watching! The trees have eyes...deep, deep eyes, full of sorrow. If we are not careful, it will come! Do you not see the eyes?'
Fangorn lies to the west of Thornhope.
You should go near Fangorn and look for signs of the eyes that Béortnoth claims he saw.
You should now look for the eyes that Béortnoth claims he saw.
Thane Béortnoth is camped near the ruins of Thornhope to the east.
You should return to Béortnoth and assure him that the trees do not have eyes and that they are not watching.