Helspar's Crag

You follow the boy. There really isn't much leading, this being a roundtower. The two of you walk down a winding flight of stairs to the ground level and there you meet Gurny. The guardsman is sitting on a bench beside the fire, a cup of mulled wine in hand. Taking note of his ragged appearance, you dismiss your guide and sit across from him.

Gurny sets the wine aside and stares at you with distant bloodshot eyes. "They came from the swamps," he murmurs, voice quaking, "horrible things, sir. Terrible beasts, grasping, clutching."