"It's hard to say," the innkeeper lowered his body and leaned closer to the few people, whispering, "but if Your Excellency doesn't lack money, you can try looking for a few well-known local adventure groups; those adventurers have been into the forest many times and have even drawn maps of this area—"
"Maps?"
"Quite valuable."
Brand nodded and asked about the local situation. Mainly about the workers' schedules and the patrol times of the soldiers in the mining area, among other things—of course, he pretended to be an adventurer—but the innkeeper took him for a noble offspring ignorant of the World's harsh realities and out for some fun.
Neither of them cared about this misunderstanding, and the conversation went smoothly. Getting this information didn't take Brand much time. A moment later, he turned around—as the ladies had already found a spot to sit in the hall, Brand glanced over and was about to walk towards them, but he stopped before he got there.
