“You, guard! The skinny one. What’s your name?” (Patreon)

“Patrice Milady.” “Patrice…you work for the constable of this town?” “Yes Milady.” “I have a proposition for you.” Marianna passed over a coin pouch. “If you do what I ask, this pouch will refill itself exactly once, after it is emptied.” Patrice’s eyes widened with surprise, and a little greed. “What do you need, milady?”

“These two cows have a great deal of punishment ahead of them. But I have greater matters to attend to, East of here.” Marianna waved her hand, and produced a scroll. “Here’s a map of the conquests of the Foxglove Sisters. I want you to bring them back to each settlement they conquered or defrauded. They are to spend exactly 4 hours in the public pillory or the equivalent in each town, and 8 hours in each city. Also, make sure you spend at least a day with those farmers. Then, you’ll book passage to the Misty Isles, and leave them with the headmistress at the tower of Arcana. Once you have done that, the pouch will refill, and you can keep the money…return here, or head East, looking for my army, whatever you choose.”