Inside the damp stable, Kynes works the spider-marked satchel open. The black thread twitches like a living thing, then goes slack.
A folded route slip and a waxed note spill onto the hay. The note bears Nezznar's mark, and a plain instruction, move the next bundle by the old mill.
Kynes
Old mill. A handoff point, not just a courier run.
Bren
That is where the web meets the town. If we hit it fast, we cut the line before they know the satchel is gone.
Outside, fog presses hard against the boards. Somewhere beyond it, boots crunch once, then stop, someone is searching for the missing courier.
Bren
Your move, Kynes. We have a lead, and they are already close.
✓ Quest Accepted
Stop the next bundle at the old mill
“Can I see the mill from the stable”
YES (Likely, rolled 23)
Kynes wipes the grime from his eyes, peering past the sagging stable's rotting eaves. Through the swirling, unnatural fog, the silhouette of the old mill emerges against the darkening valley floor.
Kynes
The structure is closer than the courier's path suggested, and the wheel is still turning despite the lack of a river.
“I caste the spell for maximum effectiveness and I set off on a series of flash steps with Bren under his arm" I really need to teach you this." He says I'm jest”
SUCCESS (Fair Agility, rolled +1)