Short-Changing The Bad Man

Once you’ve inspected the corpse of the important man holding a silver chain, expect to see a small figure fleeing the area behind you. She drops a doll outside the stables; be sure to pick it up at the start of the trail of footprints. These continue through the small window of the southwest hut, and out the other side. Follow the trail a little ways into the woods, and locate the cowering urchin behind a large oak tree. The girl also appears when you investigate Leshen’s head or body in the northwest hut.

The girl (named Millie) claims you’ve cat eyes; “same as him!” but refuses to tell you what happened. You must win her trust in one of two ways. You can:

• (Axii Delusion level 1) You can tell her to calm down and tell you what happened.
• (Doll) You can hand her the doll she dropped. She calms down after being reunited with Master Freckleface.

The girl tells of an argument between “the bad man” and her uncle Sobermir after the Witcher agreed to slay some spook that haunted the woods. After returning with the spook’s head, there was an argument in the stables barn, and screaming. Then followed the massacre; everyone was slain by the Witcher, including the girl’s mum and brother. She also hands you a medallion she found in the hay. You agree to take the girl to her auntie Lucy in Oreton. But first, you must deal with this wayward Witcher.