Act II: Ill Fortunes (Part 2, the morning after)

Weiryn thinks for a moment, and then answers in hushed tones.

"I doubt he'll tell us anything we do not already know or suspect. Also, it might be a bad idea to antagonize the Vistani any further considering we might need to go back to their camp either to ask more questions of Madam Eva or to retrieve Durgrim's cousin's wares... But I will not stop you if you wish to go through with this plan. Though at this point, I believe scaring them away might be the better solution..."

Weiryn continues in hushed tone.

"Scare them off. The less they can observe of us the better. Right now, while they're tailing us, they gather information on us. Our movement, our abilities... they most likely already know we have the holy symbol of ravenkind by now... We should have thought of scaring them away earlier... Oh well, what is it they say? Crying over spilt milk?"

Roland will intentionally miss and fire a warning shot.

The trailing vistani is suddenly surprised to see an arrow lodge itself in the trunk of the gnarled, stunted tree behind which he was taking cover as well as seeing a branch over his head being broken by Roland's shot. Quickly, he turns tail and runs away, his example quickly followed by his three companions who did a better job of concealing their presence. They quickly scatter, making sure that if pursuit is given, it will give whomever is not chased a much better chance of making it out alive and delivering their report to whomever it is they are working for... As they run away, despite them not taking care to conceal their presence anymore, you do notice that their movement are noticeably quiet and blends themselves with the natural movement of their surroundings. What sort of magic is at work here? Could it be the potions they were thinking of when Weiryn managed to read their mind earlier in town?

Weiryn then answers Heather's question.

"Yes, them. There were four of them when we met them in town earlier this morning, and it was quite obvious they were spying on us. When we left town, it made sense for the four of them to follow us."

Weiryn continues.

"Hardly. We still need to find the sunsword, then figure out how to bond those items to us, and I have a feeling that killing Strahd will be easier said than done... We haven't stepped inside the castle yet, who knows what awaits us within."

"Then we should hurray back to Boravia"

You eventually reach the edge of the swamp at the point where you (everyone but Heather) entered it. You find Roland's cart and mule there, well and untouched.

You start making your way back to the village of Barovia as a distant rumble of thunder echoes from the sky, and a drizzle falls from the dark clouds overhead. You make the journey without any difficulty, however, by the time you make it back to Barovia, you are absolutely drenched and the roads have already turned muddy. You make it to the town square where you are surprised to see Lady Ashlyn and Kayleigh out in the rain, as if keeping watch for something. No signs of Kuroi or Sir Urik. As she sees you approaching, Kayleigh waves at you wile shivering. "Greetings! I see we have a new addition to our group. I am Kayleigh, sword for hire. Well, more like axe for hire, but nobody uses that expression so..."

Weiryn will inquire with Kayleigh.

"What are you and Ashlyn doing outside keeping guard? Anything happened while we were away?"

Kayleigh will then answer.

"Yes, sadly. Like what Madam Eva seems to have told you, killing the blaspheme in the church did not stopped the outbreak, but merely slowed it down. Soon after you left, some of the survivors got attacked by two more undead. They're okay, we managed ton intervene quickly enough, but it seems there are still a few undead left. Kuroi and Sir Urik are out on patrol, thinking of using their crows to scout ahead for undead. I'm not sure how successful they'll be with that rain though."

Weiryn thinks for a moment.

"Perhaps I should remain in Barovia from now on, give you four some magical back up for fighting off those remaining undead."