Desperate Depths

Refusal comes with its own set of dangers, you know.

In the meantime, I will look into your artifact problem. Agreed?

Suit yourself. It's not just your conscience that will haunt you.

You see, I fear the Razorleaf Swarms around here may have eaten my dear wife as she wandered from the mine.

I need you to go and kill a bunch of them so that I can rip their stomachs open. I need to search them for... evidence.

We may be the perfect people to solve each other's problems. You, a bulbous fool. Me, a genius treasure hunter.

But hey, now that you've proved my innocence, maybe you can help me with one more thing...

I am so busy grieving that I couldn't even find your artifact.

At least we - I mean, you - killed the rest of the witnesses - I mean, perpetrators!

Think carefully, because some decisions are irreversible.

You've been busy. I've already inspected the Razorleaf Swarms you killed.

It seems her ring was in one of their stomachs! We both saw it fall out - I definitely didn't just put it there.

Oh, I fear the worst. It's so clear that these creatures have murdered my poor, poor wife.

Ah, a wise choice, my naïve friend. May your blade be as sharp as my wit.