Lotharn picked up the stone and held it in his hand. "I think so." he said when he was asked. How had it gotten into the grip of his bow, he asked himself. Well not he knew why Timberlane had showed up. He had felt the power of the stone evidently. He wished to now to know more of the war, the keys and exactly who had them. He closed his hand on it and then took a small pouch from his belt and put it into it. Then took a leather strip from another pouch and tied it about his neck and stuffed it down inside his tunic. He then proceeded to rewrap the grip of his bow. "We now must be careful." he said. "If Timberlane sensed it then perhaps others might as well."<br/><br/>He stood up gripping his bow. "I suggest you don't say anything to any one and not to Allassiel either." The less that knew the better. Not until they reached the safety of Greendale should any know that they had the stone. From there they would find out more and see what the Elders had to say. If it was one of the so called Keys, and what Timberlane said was true, then this was the beginning of something much like was started when Bilbo found the one ring and gave it to Frodo. Was the histories of Sauron and the War of the Rings connected somehow with this War of the Undead?"