You well know the name Bilbo Baggins of Hobbiton and have spoken to him many times. You have become a good friend to him and have his confidence. Recently, he mentioned a concern about a sinister folk from the south moving into Cardolan. He would not name them as folk from Dunland, claiming he wasn’t sure, but who else could it be? Then you found poor Bernerd in a dreadful state. Unlikely it was bandits as to any eye Bernerd didn’t have items of worth. He lived by trading simple wood crafts for food and lodging; more than a couple of times in your own home. You have an ill feeling there are more dangerous folk than bandits about.