On the shore of Lake Tonnigat, a breeze carrying a faint watery tang blew into Renato's face.
He glanced over the quest description in the [Guide] again, then closed the interface.
Five hundred experience points was not much, but the quest requirements were simple. He only had to guard the Nightwind Second Daughter, Rodi Nightbrize, as she moved around the West Wall for one day.
But why?
Why had a Drow noblewoman who had spent over a century under house arrest suddenly been allowed out for some fresh air?
Renato had no intention of digging into the reasons just yet. What truly puzzled him was something else: why had Matron Mother Quelyn specifically assigned him to carry out this escort mission alone?
Although Weapon Master Aknath was currently away from the Family Fortress, the Nightwind Family had warriors in abundance. They were hardly short of manpower.
Tristana had nothing to do with this elder sister of hers, who was not even a priest. By any reasonable measure, he should never have been the one chosen to guard her...
Besides, the area around the West Wall was, after all, the Nightwind Family's core territory.
The great families capable of opposing Quelyn were all situated in the Noble Heights at the other end of Sammoril. With most of the city between them and this place, their reach simply did not extend this far.
As for the other minor noble families near the West Wall, they were all vassals bound to the Nightwind Family by contracts of the Nine Hells. They posed no threat whatsoever.
Nightwind troops also patrolled throughout the streets... He truly could not see any need for an escort.
Still, Renato believed Matron Mother Quelyn would not act without a purpose.
The Drow woman who had steered the Nightwind Family