Hildy

*scribbled note attached* Sorry this is late, was writing last night after I got back but went to sleep in the middle.


17th August, continued

Went to Salty Dog as requested, in off-duty clothes. Chatted a bit to the barmaid. Man in yellow hat and black beard was already there but sleeping. Barmaid seemed to know him well. Says his name is Black Tom and he doesn’t normally wear the yellow hat. He wasn’t very friendly, but he was obviously waiting for someone and kept looking at the door impatiently. I gave him some cake and bought him an ale and he became a little bit friendlier though didn’t want to question too much in case he got suspicious. Managed to discover the following:
- he is local to Britain and lives on the east side
- he was a businessman providing services, not specified
- he was waiting for a woman, to do some business with
- he was helping her get in contact with some people
- she needed some people to help her solve a few problems
- she wants certain people removed (he gestured across his throat like cutting it)
- he claimed not to know who these people are
- he also claimed not to know who the woman was but thinks she’s noble

The woman finally turned up at this point but she was wearing one of those monk’s robes with the hood over her face so I couldn’t see it. However her voice was posh and sounded like she’s used to giving orders. I think she was wearing armour under the robe, or maybe has a very large shiny necklace, as I could see gold at her neck. They went to talk downstairs where I couldn’t follow them, so I left and returned to Trinsic in case Black Tom told her that I’d been asking questions and they got suspicious.

Hildy Fredrikson
Guardswoman

NB: Expenses 20 gold (1 milk for self, 1 ale for Black Tom).

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