[the phantom]

"So, they found the wolf, M'lord?" asked Mortakh.

"Yes, they did indeed," answered Sauron with a laugh.

"But why aren't you upset?" asked the orc captain. "You are usually quite angry when your wolves are defeated."

"Why am I not upset? Well, Mortakh, the two survivors are probably going to travel to another region, and find a village to become a part of," answered Sauron.

"Yes, Master," said Mortakh, "But how is the two of them escaping good?"

Sauron threw back his head and laughed for a moment. Mortakh waited for the explanation. "Mortakh- our wolf was shot with an arrow, and then she took that same arrow and hurled it at that watch stone maker, and it stabbed him in the thigh."

"All right, but what does that mean?" questioned Mortakh.

"That watch stone maker was cursed, Mortakh! And so, since he was stabbed with an arrow that had the blood of a werewolf on it-"

"He's going to become a werewolf!" finished the orc.

"Exactly! Without my power overshadowing him it might take a while, but trust me, he will turn within the next month," said Sauron with delight.

"Well, why not concentrate your thought on him and turn him now?" asked Mortakh.

"I want him to find a new village and get settled in first. I don't want him changing when he's still out in the wild. He'll do more damage in a village," answered Sauron.

"You really are an evil one, Lord Sauron," said Mortakh with admiration.

"Yes I am," said Sauron.