Helspar's Crag

A guardsman--feh, man? he's little more than a beardless runt--stands outside your door, glowing lantern in hand. "Captain, Gurny has returned from his patrol," he gasps, face flushed red with excitement, "You must come at once!"

Your brow arches thoughtfully as you regard the lad. Gurny's returned from patrol, and alone at that? Three nights past you sent him and two others into the countryside on a routine scouting mission. Truth be told, you were just testing their mettle. Why would Gurny return prematurely?