[Alkanoonion]

******Harad/Umbar******
After meeting with Herumir the day before, to report on a message received from one of his agents, who was in the service of the Bear, rumours said that the dragon had a spy in every town, this was not true, only one in every other town. The report was that Urken planned to take control of the ships in the name of the Harad Council and retain control of them indefinitely.

This was a serious matter for Fuinur as he needed ships later for trade and the cost of purchasing the ships would be an unnecessary burden if only he and Herumir could capture a couple of ships for themselves.

In the end they decided that it would be un-diplomatic to steal an entire fleet and this would unnecessarily upset the council. Fuinur settled on retaining control of the two ships, the pirate and the ship they planed to capture from the Corsiars.

Now it was dark, a sliver of the moon hung high in the sky, providing ample light for Herumir and Fuinur to see the entrance into the city of Umbar.

Standing in the entrance was Urken the Bear,