'So the Bounders need our help? Well, I reckon I know where to start our search!
'I saw the strangest creatures mucking about in the forest. They were very tall -- tree-like, almost, but not quite. Tough and fierce-looking, too. All the animals stayed away from them. Whatever those tree-creatures are up to, it can't be good.
'I'll show you where I saw them. Let me know when you're ready!'1/1
'A fellow tall, a cruel sword, the wicked Dead a-calling? By my boots, both I've spied close by Old Man Willow! A scar, a blight on forest green: the trolls, they spread their mischief there.
'But stay awhile! To other paths you may turn and yet be safe. Old Tom must be a-going, to gather lilies for his Goldberry.'1/1