Or drink a potion of master thievery, save and pickpocket Renal. Should you fail, you can always reload. I admit it's not the cleanest way to get your sword, but hey, you really seem to want a shortsword +3
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The last arrow of Legolas kindled in the air as it flew,
and plunged burning into the heart of a great wolf-chieftain.
All the others fled. -J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings