Cecily would continue to find the same suggestion as far as she followed the tracks: their maker had gone back to town; the tracks eventually veered back from the riverbank to the road, which was firmer and more trafficked. She'd lose the tracks then, but context would certainly suggest the lad was heading back somewhere into town.<br/><br/>Dora meanwhile would find no indications of any other living presences in the house, although the wide variety of person-smells certainly suggested other frequent visitors not currently present; perhaps the servants the Huntsilver daughter had spoke of and other family members and guests.<br/><br/>Arivel took his share of the halflings' loot and distributed the rest with Dora, Kelsie, Randal, and Toria. He took his leave and, an hour or two later, a pair of Purple Dragon Knights arrived at the Huntsilver mansion just as the departing Arivel had promised he'd notify. The took statements from Ashalia and whomever among her rescuers would give them (seeming to trust the Huntsilver daughter that said rescuers wer not under suspicion themselves).<br/><br/>Arivel never returned that day or night. The next morning confirmed he had indeed declined partaking of the others' planned endeavor, but doubtless he'd had a fine time in the interim.<br/><br/><br/>Halfling loot:<br/>(weapons and armor all Small)<br/><br/>magic:<br/>4x chain shirt<br/>4x vest<br/>4x ring<br/>4x handy haversack<br/>(<-- Arivel will take 4 of the 16 things above, you all may decide which)<br/>1x monocle, bundled with a kit of nonmagical appraisal tools<br/><br/>nonmagic:<br/>4x sling<br/>80 bullets<br/>4x shortbow<br/>80 arrows<br/>24 javelins<br/>24 daggers<br/>4 saps<br/>4 rapiers<br/>4 light maces<br/>4,000 gp worth of coins and gems (Arivel takes 800)