Objectives
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A few hours later, at Fort Astre Ruins, a group of Bandits is surprised that their wine cart arrives with you driving the horses. Surprise number two occurs when one of them receives a crossbow bolt to the shoulder, before he can gain the upper hand against you. Surprise number three is revealed when Damien’s pikemen appear to help you. Now engage in the melee, dropping a dozen of these Bandits and their burly leader, Hornitz. Remember there are a number of explosive barrels sitting around the combat area, which can really light up the place (and help nullify the bandit horde) if burned by Igni!
You thank Damien for his proficient aiming, and before you interrogate one of the captured scoundrels, Damien admits he was initially wrong to distrust you. Answer him as you wish. Naturally, the Duchess is here, risking her life, and attempts to gain knowledge from the Bandit. The thug’s response is some pretty obscene language about being intimate with Damien’s family members. That is, until the Duchess recommends the bandit to act as bait for the Beast of Beauclair!
This changes the Bandit’s tune. Answer her as you wish, and then you calm the panicking foe enough to (optionally) ask where the wine barrels were going, and also who hired his band of not-so merry men. It seems the Bandit leader (named Hornitz) only knew the drop-off point, while the man who hired them is known only as “The Cintrian.” The bandit is disposed of, and the Duchess orders Damien back to the Palace, while you and she head to the guard post near the port. You can meet her there immediately, or on your own time. When you reach the Duchess, this quest concludes.