Objective:
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Head out of the Gate of the Hierarch, and down towards the washerwomen’s huts down by the river. As you approach, you can hear a group of bandits attempting to extort money from Vespula, who is pushed about and knocked to the ground. The bandits’ strange attire is related to one of the underworld gangs of Novigrad—Cyprian Willey (also known as Whoreson Junior). You step in to prevent a beating.
You can:
(1,200 Crowns) Pay the bandits what she owes. The bandits begrudgingly take the coin, and Vespula is thankful for your generosity. Her laundry shop remains open here.
Threaten the bandits with violence, which leads to a fight. If you stay (and don’t flee), you must slay all four of them. Vespula is horrified at your savagery, and tells you the thugs’ boss will make her pay for this. This forces her to close up her laundry shop, and open up a new one on the Oxenfurt outskirts, later into your adventure.
In both cases, you ask her if she remembers you from the time she kicked Dandelion out (through a balcony). She’s really had it with him this time; he was strolling along the harbor with a harlot, and frequented the city’s bathhouses. As you depart, she tells you that it would be nice if Dandelion dropped by.