Back in the safety of Whitehorn the adventurers went about there businsess. Searching for gear to help them on there quest and informing the Gray Guard of what they learned in Nimthor. While in the market a small girl pick-pocketed them and fled into the sewers, but not before Finwe instinctively stuck an arrow into her leg, hindering her. Pursuing her through the trap laden sewers proved to be quite difficult. After a difficult chase, they finally caught her, and she began crying. Begging them to let her go. Her sister had become ill and she was just trying to pay for a cleric's healing spells.
After agreeing to help her, she told them of the other dark man that approached her and agreed to pay her a significant sum if she would acquire the scroll case that Netheral was carrying. Knowing that the other dark man was soon to return, the group laid in wait, ready to confront this new foe. Leaving Netheral to wonder who could possibly have been sent to steal the scroll case he fought so hard to acquire.
To Netheral's surprise it was Mangl, the assassin son of his father's brother. The group quickly subdued him and began there questioning. Mainly, why was he in Whitehorn? Answer: His uncle, General Paingl, sent him to take the scroll so that he can use it as a weapon in the Shade army. After extensive bargaining for his life, and threatening the wrath of Paingl the group was on the verge of making a deal with him and setting him free. In a brief fit of wrath, Netheral cut Mangl's throat, offering no explanation except that he could not be trusted.
