The village woman leads Imogen from the notice board to a cramped provisions shop beside the meeting hall. Kaelus follows, while Elias remains below with the testimony.
Imogen
Is there a place to get supplies?
the village woman
Here, when the shopkeeper is about. He has gone to check the ovens, but the shelves are open for ordinary needs.
She lifts the warped door and gestures inside. Imogen keeps Nalia’s shallow box beneath its damp cloth as candlelight catches jars of food, bandages, matches, and lamp oil.
the village woman
Take candles, matches, bread, salt, and clean cloth. Leave the red-wrapped bundles alone. They are old stock, and no one remembers who made them.
At the rear counter, a locked wooden tray holds small clay tokens stamped with Saint Orra’s crossed threshold. The woman’s hand withdraws before touching the lock.
the village woman
Those are not provisions. Do not touch them, even if the shopkeeper offers a key. Tell me what you need, and I will help you choose.
✓ Quest Accepted
Obtain ordinary provisions
“I take candles, matches, bread, salt, and clean cloth.”
Imogen gathers the candles, matches, bread, salt, and clean cloth from the open shelves. She keeps Nalia’s box beneath its damp covering, close against her side.
the village woman
That is sensible. The candles are tallow, the matches dry, and the bread should last until morning.
The village woman wraps the bread and salt in clean paper, then folds the cloth around the candles and matches. Nothing in the shop resists their taking.
Kaelus
Enough to travel, enough to witness. Leave the red bundles and the tokens where they are.
Imogen secures the supplies beneath her cloak. Candlelight trembles across the locked tray, but the clay tokens remain untouched behind their wooden slats.
the village woman
Saint Orra’s field lies east, past the dry wall. Take the road while there is still light.
The shop door settles shut behind them. Rain whispers against the warped boards as the village woman points toward the eastern road, and the party prepares to leave.
Quest Complete
Obtain ordinary provisions
+ New Item Acquired
Provision bundle