Once inside Simon's little base, they saw a decently sized table completely covered with a roughly drawn map of the nearby area with several dots, circles, X's and other symbols drawn all over it. The center part of the map was labeled as the village with the various circles being logging and hunting camps. A few of the circles had X's through them, indicating that the camp had been attacked and/or abandoned.
"Before we get started, I should let you know Rena. Thomas is no longer here. He left the party a little while ago, deciding that he was not meant for this adventuring life. So you have no need to worry if you heard rumors about brothers running my party." Simon advised.
"Where is he now? It is probably for the best if we avoid him. Lucius might actually kill him next time he sees him."
"I am not so sure about that, Thomas has gotten rather strong…"
"So has Lucius."
