Editing Roland (section)

==== August 4, 1152 ====
:Dear [[Catherine]],

::Due to the snowstorm in [[Rockham]], of which I wrote you last week, we have reached [[Blackshire]] one day behind schedule. By the time you receive this letter we shall once again be on our way, following the leads we discovered while in town. [[Kilburn]]'s expedition disappeared a few days march west of here, so we shall soon reach the site of his last stand and begin tracking the killers. 

::[[Blackshire]] received us enthusiastically, and a few hours consideration was all I needed to select a new town magistrate. His name is [[Acton Spindler]], formal replacement for my previous magistrate and old friend [[Aaron Hampton]]. I have reason to suspect that [[Hampton]] was murdered - poisoned to be specific - but there is no time for me to conduct another investigation personally. Instead, I am leaving [[Fineous Hogworth]] behind to look into the matter. 

::Ordinarily, I would not involve myself in local criminal matters, but [[Hampton]]s death fills me with a vague unease. It is probably a much simpler matter than that, but I am nonetheless anxious to learn the results of [[Hogworth]]'s inquiry. 

::In the meantime I am proceeding with my investigation into [[Kilburn]]'s death. Yesterday evening, at the inn in [[Blackshire]], I received a letter from a rather nervous messenger who said he was paid to bring it to me by a mysterious stranger who didn't look quite human. Pressed for a description, he could only say that the stranger was very tall and broad shouldered: You know, BIG -  like he barely fit into his own body. And that he wore a hat that could have concealed inhuman ears.

::The letter turned out to be a map showing a location near [[Kilburn]]'s last-known camp with the name [[Kilburn]] circled in red ink. I smell a very obvious trap, which could, of course, conceal a more devious plan, but I cannot see exactly how. Or perhaps the stranger is honestly trying to help anonymously. Either way, no trap set by man or monster can overwhelm the fighting force I have with me. Caution will see us through this safely.

::I will, of course, write you when we arrive in [[Edenbrook]]. You are always in my thoughts, and I miss you dearly. Please convey a father s love to [[Nicolai]].
:Love,
:''Roland Ironfist''