'I will keep studying the words for clues, but I do not want the keeper of this place to think us ungrateful! Go to Anlaf and see if there is anything that needs doing, and if I learn anything useful about this disappointing paper I will let you know!'1/1
1 Speak toAnlaf the Forlorn (Show dialog)
'You wish to help out? Well, I will not turn down the offer. After all, you never know when the offers will stop, and my back is not as strong as it was in my youthful days!
'I have had problems with the supply carts from time to time. The inn is a good ways from Bree-town, and the road can be treacherous in poor weather. Still, my most recent supply should be here by now, and when he is in a hurry to return my man sometimes leaves the crates and baskets outside next to the inn.
'Can you retrieve any of the supplies he has left and carry them down to the cellar storage room? It is on your left as you descend the stairs, and is right now storage for mainly old chairs. I would appreciate the help.'1/1
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4 Speak toAnlaf the Forlorn (Show dialog)
'You brought the supplies down to my storage room? Ah, very good. I have been particularly waiting for the basket of lemons.'
You tell Anlaf that there was no basket of lemons with the other supplies, and perhaps it will arrive with another shipment.
'Hmm... that is very peculiar. I was expecting it on this cart. Well, no matter. They are only lemons, though I was looking forward to them.'1/1
5 Speak toBingo Boffin (Show dialog)
'Nothing yet, Player. Can it be that this paper speaks the truth, and this is truly the end of the treasure hunt on which we embarked? It is frustrating, but I should not dwell upon it. Did Anlaf appreciate the work you did for him?'
You tell Bingo about the supplies you brought downstairs, and also about the missing basket of lemons.
'Some lemons have gone missing? That is curious. It reminds me of an old trick I learned... in childhood... when I was small... and...'
Bingo's voice trails off and he stares closely at the parchment in his hand.
'Player! Will you take this and hold it before the fire? Not too close, mind you, but just close enough to warm the paper? I wonder...'1/1
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7 Speak toBingo Boffin (Show dialog)
'I knew it, Player! When I was just a young hobbit, my father showed me the trick of writing invisible letters using the juice of lemons. When the paper is warmed, the letters appear as clear as day!'
Bingo studies the parchment for a moment, and his face lights up.
'I know where to go, Player, and I believe we will discover the solution to our treasured mystery at the location written on this parchment! Study the paper and see if you can learn where to go, and I will meet you there! I am so glad to know that this paper was not The End Now!'1/1
8 Enter areaFind the location mentioned on the three-word parchment and meet Bingo there1/1
8 Use itemString of Nonsense?1/1
9 Hand inString of Nonsense? to Bingo Boffin1/1
10 Speak toTheodore Gorse (Show dialog)
'I am nervous, Player. Your friend Bingo believes that the riddle has led us to this place, and that the true Master Treasure Seeker awaits within! I am so excited to meet him, for I have so much to learn!
'Listen! I hear movement within! He is coming out!'1/1
11 Speak toHaley Meadowsweet (Show dialog)
'You found me, Player. I have to admit, I am impressed! I did not know that you would be able to solve the riddles I left for you. Theodore never had a chance, of course. He often bragged about his abilities as a treasure seeker, but of course I knew the truth. One of us spoke of such deeds, and one of us actually did them!
'I would discover these treasures and leave riddles to their locations for Theodore to find, but he never did. Until you and Bingo came along, I believed I would have no challenger to my title. But there it is!'1/1
12 Speak toTheodore Gorse (Show dialog)
'Haley was the real Master Treasure Seeker all along? I don't believe it, but she got to all of those treasures before I did, and left the riddles there for me to unravel... but I never did!'
Theodore looks crestfallen for a moment, and then he clenches a fist.
'I will learn from her, Player, if she will accept me as a student! With her training, I will be the Master Treasure Seeker one day! I swear it on all the hidden treasures of Middle-earth! One day, with Haley as my tutor, I will be the best!'1/1
13 Speak toBingo Boffin (Show dialog)
'Our treasure hunt is at an end, Player, and I am satisfied with its conclusion! I hope that Haley knows what she has gotten herself into, for I suspect that Theodore may not be the most attentive of pupils. Can he be taught the skills of Haley's trade? I think they both may have a lot to learn!
'My own journey is not at The End Now... it is at The Beginning, Player!'
Next week: 'A Restful Night' (Recommended Level: 34)1/1
Bingo Badge (5)