The smithy glowered as Rose explained herself, but his expression gradually subsided to one of minor annoyance with the whole situation once she apologized and offered to compensate him.  "I'll appreciate your coinage in compensation, you must understand this is a place of business. Though it is certainly reassuring to know that somebody with experience in a forge was using my tools; the last thing I want is to have to buy whole new equipment because a fool with more ambition than skill misuses them.  Though in the future, I suggest you get permission directly from the master smith of any forge before helping yourself to their things."  The master smith accepted a small stack of gold coins for the cost of raw materials and rental fee of his forge in his absence.<br/><br/>"Excellent, and just to show you there is no hard feelings between skilled smithies, I'll help you with what you are wanting to know.  The harbormaster is a guy by the name of Mr. Wright; around this time of day he could be anywhere in town running errands and the like.  Though tonight you are likely going to find him drinking at the Rusty Rudder tavern near the docks.  As for the problem with animal attacks, I hear that most of them have been taking place in the north-eastern part of town.  I've sold them a fair amount of metal wire and nails, so I suspect they have put up some sort of pen, but as far as I can gather it hasn't done much to fix the problem."