Dicing with Death Episode 010

Recap
Lord Rothschild trying to stop the Lord Francis from trading with the elves, now 2 nobles are dead. Beryll Rosewell wants answers.

Beryll goes to meet with his father in the sitting room in his family home. Lord Rosewell tells Beryll to drop the investigation and head out to some of the village they own and cause trouble out there.

Beryll then goes to out with is elven servant, Beatrix, to continue his investigation. They leave the wealthy part of town and heads to the far end of the city where the commoners live. They arrive at a bar called The Lost Prophet. Beatrix introduces Beryll to a friend then leaves. The friend says if Beryll wants answers, he should head to the town of Locksteen. Locksteen is where the real action happens, Holy City Ember Stone is just a front. There is a small elven bar at the east gate of Locksteen. Locksteen is owned by the Rosewell family and ruled by Beryll's second cousin, Lord Locksteen.

The next day Beryll heads out to Locksteen on his horse Elsa, with his dog Georgieboy. It is late afternoon when he arrives in Protrm. He stays at the Shaggydog Inn.

The next day he arrives in Reust.

An hour outside of Reust on the road to Locksteen, Beryll comes across an overturned cart full of grain and supplies, 2 arguing men and an angry ox. Beryll goes to help with the overturned cart, but he is stabbed by both men from surprise. Beryll kills both of them. After investigating he finds a dead body in the cart, but he finds nothing to identify if the brigands worked for anyone. Beryll returns to Reust to report in the crime to the sheriff.

Beryll then continues on to Locksteen. He arrives at dusk. He stays at an inn in the Royal Rooster. At the parlor to the inn, the Captain of the Guard, Captain Humbersnatch, introduces himself to Beryll. They small talk, before Beryll retires for the night.

The next day Beryll heads out to the elven bar near the east gate. Everyone inside are elves. Beryll starts searching for information on Lord Francis and Lord Rothschild. Beryll is referred to a man named Flatbrook, a local who is in the employ of the Francises.

Beryll heads to the Office of Mr Flatbrook. After talking with the assistant, he is lead into the office proper. Mr Flatbrook says he has no knowledge of any reason why Lord Rothschild would want to stop Lord Francis from trading with the elves.

Beryll goes clothes shopping for some nice clothes that don't have his heraldry on them. He spots an elf following him around. Beryll confronts the elf, and he says a woman asked him to keep an eye out on Beryll. Beryll lets the elf go, but the elf runs away back to Mr Flatbrook's office and enters back the back door.

Beryll goes in the front door, but the assistant says Mr Flatbrook is out, and the door in the ally goes to a diferent building.