'How glad I am you are here, ${PLAYER}. The war is done and the dust settled, yet there is such a wagging of tongues in my halls that you would think the mountain was falling in on itself!

'The talk runs eastward to the Iron Hills, mostly, but that is as much as I can make of it. My displeasure at such gossip is known in this court, and so they hide it from me.

'They hold no such fear of you, however, and would be eager to pour their rubbish into a fresh ear. Will you go about my hall and learn what you can? This tangle of tongues must be settled, and I cannot see how to do so if I cannot even learn what they are saying!'

You should return to King Thorin in Erebor with news of the rumours you have heard.

Objectives

• Talk to King Thorin III

Spall can be found in the great hall of Erebor.

You should go inform Spall the Lore-master that King Thorin wishes to speak with him.

Objectives

• Talk to Spall

You should return to King Thorin in Erebor now that you have summoned Spall the Lore-master.

Objectives

• Talk to King Thorin III