Elora guides The Wounded Scout through the eastern gatehouse and into Mossgate's nearest militia waystation. Cots crowd the timber hall, while poultices and guarded supply shelves line the walls.
Elora Vale-Walker
I will help you reach Ulrik and bring him before justice. First, this scout needs a steady hand and a clear breath.
She settles The Wounded Scout onto a cot and begins binding the injury. Bram follows with Merren Vask, the red-wax token secured at his belt.
The Wounded Scout
The marked wagon took the old root-road. But it did not travel alone. The convoy guards barred the eastern fork and claimed the trail belonged to the road-master.
Merren Vask
Ulrik is beyond that fork, near the drowned marker stones. I helped because he meant to leave the convoy there, not because I serve him. The red wax marks a handoff, and Hadrik Pell knows whose hand receives it.
Merren Vask
If Bram follows the wagon, the guards will turn him back. If he follows the root-road, they will know the token has been read.
✓ Quest Accepted
Secure the courier's cooperation
“If a threten Merren with physical harm, can Merren lead me safely to the drowned marker stones?”
YES (Likely, rolled 41)
Merren’s account holds together: he knows a concealed side path around the eastern fork, and its landmarks lead safely toward the drowned marker stones without passing the convoy guards.
Merren Vask
Threaten me if you must, but I can still lead you there. The path runs beneath the alder ridge, then follows the root that splits the old road. Ulrik waits beyond the drowned stones.
“I say to Merren "If you bring me safely there, I will let you go freely". Then, Bram give a silver piece to Merren. "Merren, go fetch some food for the travel. keep the change." Bram turn to Elora after seeing Merren go to the market place, he ask "Can I count on you to make sure Merren does not double-cross us?"”
NO (Likely, rolled 73)
No, Elora does not offer to watch Merren or vouch for his conduct. Her reserve leaves the promise between Bram and Merren resting on Merren’s own word, with the brass tally badge and red-wax token still beside the map-board.
“Will Merren return with food and supplies, allowing the three companions to prepare for the journey?”
NO (Likely, rolled 73)
No, Merren does not return with food or supplies, leaving the three companions without provisions for the journey.