Bounty and Research

Leih'to Wahraindaq and Avan Pentos were still "guarding" the camp as per enforced contract between the camp's supervisor and Avan when Ijma Talitl brings news from Pan Starrs that Ul'dah is safe once more again and that all government officials have dropped charges against Leih'to, Pan and Avan.

The subsequent attempt to find Talo'ta Daxe within his quarters in the thaumaturgy guild in Ul'dah failed. Leih'to worried that Talo'ta might have gotten into trouble – regardless the groundless and random accusation that Talo'ta somehow ordered Avan to pull the abduction – asks Cocobuki if Talo'ta could be contacted. Cocobuki in lack of adequate knowledge, apologetically explained that Talo'ta is usually absorbed by his studies of thaumaturgy and may not be found meanwhile. He estimated Talo'ta to return within the next couple of days but not more than a week.

Avan so engrossed by the kind but successful approach Leih'to employed to acquire intelligence without resorting to any violence, literally forgot his former suggestion to "axe out" the information if sufficient cooperation was missing. Seemingly out of nowhere he insists that he needs to speak to some of his underground contacts to find a new job, making Leih'to worried of being left behind and offering his company which is ultimately rejected since Avan states that he is required to meet his contacts on his own.

Leih'to renews his offer to become Avan's official employer for the time being, leading to a rather harsh but supposedly friendly reminder that Avan promised to guard Leih'to and wishes to keep Leih'to's company – free of charge. Leih'to starts his research within the vast bowels of the thaumaturgy guild, alone and concerned about Avan's line of work.

Avan meanwhile meets old affiliates to hear news about the ruckus they've caused when he last visited Ul'dah. He received An offer from M. (letter) accompanied with a warning that a hit for him has been sanctioned. Avan's poor education prevented him to read the letter and returns to the Quicksand to meet Leih'to.

Avan finds Leih'to happily enjoying a new sense of freedom and waiting for him to join his evening meal. Both discuss their findings and Leih'to is overtaken by concern hearing Avan's news. Leih'to then insinuates about a yet unknown source of sporadic aether corruption: the Dalamud Shards. The friends compromise on investigating Leih'to possible lead to Aleport first, hoping to quickly find Leih'to's suspicion being disproved, since Avan wouldn't want to return to Ul'dah for an extended period of time.

The day ends with spending the night in the Quicksand.