Skeeve answers,
"The Manor is an ancient estate that had lain fallow for a long time until a proper heir could be found. The magic of the Manor was tied to that family's bloodline, so the heir would have to be legitimately related. As it turns out, the heir they found was a server at this very establishment! She went from being just a server to the Lady of her own Manor in the space of a day or so. Our friend Ealdwig and a companion were tasked with convincing her to go, then Blornvid and myself were pulled in to go along and help explore the grounds of the Manor. We found a carnivorous plant, a shed full of numerous beetles the size of your hand, a deathtrap buliding, a stable for gryphons and their sphinx-like tender (he's friendly), a feral kennel of death dogs and their tender (he's not), and a guardhouse haunted by a ghost (he's friendly, too). Kaarik here helped with cleaning the spiders out of the guardhouse. However, it's now mostly under control, so now we're here for the next thing." Skeeve indicates each of the people he names when he names them.
"And that next big thing is this mysterious tower! I honestly am not sure exactly what it all entails, but if it's got the leaders here, the hobgoblins, and the orcs all in a tizzy, then it's got to be something worthwhile. So, it looks like that is where we're headed next!"
At this point Skeeve says that he still wants to make sure the refugees get transferred, that we do some light shopping, get a good night's sleep, and then head out for the docks in the morning.
OOC:
As an aside, Skeeve buys three more sets of talisman components, a healing potion, and an anti-toxin potion. He swaps a diamond for the last potion.
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