A few choice nuggets of information quickly came to light when the shopkeepers were asked if they had seen anything out of the ordinary. A bothersome birdun had apparently been wandering aimlessly through the market, but the general dismissed the observation as merely an oddity.
A few envious vendors also offered the gossip that a young war widow had recently come into a great deal of wealth. The general ordered a search to find whatever hovel this woman was hiding in when one of his officers supplied him with a more immediate and tangible lead.
Bahn was dubious at first, since the greasy little vendor trembling before him appeared to be nothing more than an opportunist whose first question was whether or not he would be paid for his information. After being assured that imprisonment wo
