You bow to the stranger and introduce yourself as an Elf-friend.

'It does not interest me that you are a friend of the Eldar. Will you prove a friend of the Kintai? We are not the Elves that you know. Shanthar is my name. Whether you have my friendship will depend greatly on why you have come here. Tell me.'

You tell him of Agalûnu, whom you found injured by an arrow, and ask Shanthar if he was the one who shot her.

'It was. I dislike taking such actions, but this woman is resilient. Most Men do not come here at all. Those who do usually leave once they meet one of the Väiri, one of my departed elders. This woman is unafraid. I tried many times to cause her enough distress that she would leave the wood, but none of my efforts had borne fruit. I could not stand by idle while she felled trees of Arwáth. So yes, I loosed an arrow upon her. But know this Elf-friend, had I wanted to slay her, slain she would be. I only want her to leave.

'I am the warden of this grove, and it is my sworn duty to my elders that the trees of Arwáth be protected from harm. I will ask you to please return to this Agalûnu and ask her to leave me and the trees of Arwáth in peace.'