[Earendil Halfelven]

"So what shall I call you, friend?" Baroden asked.

"I don't know," answered Turthôl.

The two men trudged along the dirt road with the city of Umbar drawing closer with every step.

"Hmmm, let's see. How about..." Baroden began but Turthôl interrupted him.

"How about Turthôl?" he said.

Baroden raised a suspicious eyebrow. "What makes you say that?"

"I don't know, but it just came to me," Turthôl said. Baroden was silent as they walked along.

"What's wrong?" Turthôl asked.

"Nothing. It fits you just right," Baroden said. "Come, we need to outfit you for the coming fight."

Baroden and Turthôl entered Umbar and headed straight for the blacksmith.
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That night, they stayed in an inn. Alone in a room, Baroden and Turthôl discussed what they were going to do.

"I know that they are looking for the Seer of Harad. I don't know why Rangar wants to see the Seer but I have a feeling that its for a bad reason," Baroden said.

"What do you mean?" asked Turthôl.

"The Seer will reveal anything to the person who askes the question. I know that Rangar needs the Seer for an evil plan. If they get to the Seer, then all is lost," Baroden answered.

"How are we going to stop them?" Turthôl said. "Somehow we need to get there before them."

"Don't worry, I know where the Seer is. The Seer lives in some hills about 10 miles outside of this city. We'll go there tomorrow."

"What do you plan on doing?" Turthôl asked.

"You stall them and kill as many of Rangar's people as you can. I'll deal with the Seer."

"You want me to kill them?" Turthôl said. That didn't sound very good to him.

"Well, either you can do that or as soon as they see you, they'll kill you. You'll be defending yourself."

"Alright," was all Turthôl said.

They planned late into the night, but Turthôl's mind was somewhere else.

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