Dawn's search for someone else to talk too comes up almost completely dry. They really don't trust outsiders here, and on many occasions people get out of the way as she approaches before she can even try. Except for one. An old Orc, so old that his skin is weathered he's lost his teeth and tusks - you can only really tell he's an Orc from the green tint of his skin. He quickly grabs her hand to tell her something quiet showing that his eyes are still sharp.<br/><br/>"<strong>It's the Alignment. He's got a foothold. If you know what's good for you, you'll get out of here before he comes for you too.</strong>"<br/><br/>The old orc's eyes seem to dull then, and he groans as he shuffles away like he's both old and drunk.<br/><br/>The Villa is however where some answers begin to fall into place. Some. The Veledaar home is certainly a villa in name only, in comparison to other huts possible. There are bedrooms off to a side and a well kept hearth but nowhere near the opulence of other Villas or homes of the Rich. There are however, silverware out on the table - keepsakes like candle holders on the mantle - jewelry and clothes in closet spaces.<br/><br/>All in all, there's too many sentimental items and placements to suggest that the Veledaar's actually ran off. Things abound that if they really did run off that they would of taken with them. Azalian would be the one to discover something else as well - some of the furniture showed signs that it had been broken in the recent past and hastily put back together. Not enough to even be used in the case of one chair - just enough that it looks solid.<br/><br/>There was a struggle here. Someone tried to cover their tracks afterwards and they only did a mediocre job at best. The Reeve could conceivably be that incompetent, mind you...<br/><br/>Silvia decides to follow the Reeve, and immediately after the adventurer women leave view does it become apparent that he's up to something. When the last of the new arrivals rounds the bend he walks between two huts and into the swamp. The trail isn't well marked, but well enough that he doesn't seem to have any issues with following it.<br/><br/>He is checking to make sure that he isn't being followed, frequently stopping and looking back - even producing a bow and arrow as time goes on. The path is fairly straight though and in the distance a rock wall comes into view with the path approaching trees. It doesn't take long to see that he's aiming for between two particular trees, with a visible cave mouth. One guarded by two orcs that aren't quite close enough to make out many features beyond green skin yet.