While away from the others, Kragh has been in the nearby town of Greymarsh, hoping to discover some clues about the goblin illness, as well as to consult other healers in the town about possible remedies.
Though he was unable to turn up information of much use to that situation, he was made aware of the encroachment of the swamp to the east of town. It has been expanding for years, perhaps by a few yards, but the last two years especially have shown rapid growth of the swamp's borders, and those within the town have begun to worry. Several parties of scouts, along with a few knowledgeable trackers and herbalists, have been sent to investigate--each time, however, they are turned away by aggressive swarms of bees before they are able to penetrate the swamp's borders.
There are rumors of a local druid, the Keeper of Bees, and some blame him for the swamp's expansion. Others claim that danger lurks within the swamp, and that only he is able to keep it at bay--the bees are to protect those who would otherwise be in danger, by keeping them out of the swamp.
In any case, no one has been able to contact the Keeper of Bees for several months, and many have begun to worry. At the current rate of expansion, it could be as soon as two or three years before the swamp overtakes the road, and begins to eat away at Greymarsh!
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