The party is on their way to Waterdeep. Or on the trail to Waterdeep tracking this mysterious black robed guy who supposedly took the magic. They stop for the night in a small town.

During the night at the inn, a band of troglodites barges in through their window and attacks. The party easily kills the troglodites. The innkeeper then gets a bit pissed off and kicks them out. He does not like trouble, especially stinky stinky troglodite trouble.

The next morning Cecil and Wan go search the bodies for clues. They find a note in one of the trog's bags. The readable portion is eventually translated from Draconic (thanks to the public library) to "..back to Citadel Felbar." The party has no idea what to do. They are supposed to be on a quest to find this hooded man, but it seems someone is on their trail as well. And they're sure they can find more about who is on their trail by going to Citadel Felbar, but they can't abandon their current quest on a whim. The heroes reserach the Citadel for more clues, but they still are not sure what all of this means.

A big discussion is had. Should they go to Citadel Felbar? Most think that they shouldn't. Wan points out that the Citadel is west of Ascore, and that all they know is that this guy went west. They decide that for the time being, they will continue their trek westward.