Cold mist clings to the road as Mariella Moonstone materializes beyond the town’s last cottages. A lone torch glows ahead, wavering through the dark.
The constable halts mid-stride. He angles the torch toward her silhouette, one hand resting near the short cudgel at his belt.
Constable Hadrik Fen
Hold there. No one walks this road at such an hour without cause.
He studies her black dress and pale face, wary but not yet aggressive. Damp wind stirs the roadside reeds between them.
Constable Hadrik Fen
I am Constable Hadrik Fen. Have you come from town, or are you bound toward it?
His gaze flicks toward the distant tavern lights, then returns to Mariella. He wants an answer, but he also wants to avoid provoking a stranger in the fog.
✓ Quest Accepted
Convince Constable Hadrik Fen that Mariella is uninvolved in the disappearances
“"The night is beautiful, but alas I must be on my way." I walk into the night, whistling an eerie tune”
SUCCESS (Good Agility, rolled +0)
Mariella Moonstone
The night is beautiful, but alas I must be on my way.
Mariella Moonstone turns from the torch and walks into the mist, her footsteps measured on the muddy road. An eerie tune threads through the darkness as she whistles.
The tune carries farther than intended. It reaches the cottages, the reeds, and the constable behind her.
Constable Hadrik Fen
A strange farewell for an innocent traveler.
Behind her, Hadrik lowers the torch and steps toward a broken clay cup beside the road. His suspicion has sharpened, but he does not pursue.
Constable Hadrik Fen
Go, then. But if the cold woman near the mill road knows you, I will hear of it.
The road opens ahead beneath the fog. Hadrik remains behind, watching her retreat while the eerie tune fades into the night.
Learn what the cold woman knows about Mariella