Back at the Sultan’s Claw, Almah awaits word from the PCs. Bringing back the corpse of the pugwampi is enough to clear Dashki’s name, and the successful conclusion of the investigation shifts Almah’s attitude toward the PCs from indifferent to friendly. Dashki lays claim to the pugwampi corpse and fashions a tiny noose for it to hang from the end of his staff. Almah muses that there must be more of the creatures living nearby, and comments that the Sultan’s Claw is obviously too exposed a location. She knows that a monastery to Sarenrae stood near the village of Kelmarane, and that the ruined building would make a much better base of operations for the coming battle for the gnoll-held village—yet chances are good that the monastery is far from abandoned.

In any event, the matter solved, Almah is open to discussing the terms of the PCs’ employment. She offers each member of the party hired in absentia by Garavel, noble-born and slave alike, 200 gp apiece.

Khair, do you accept Almah's continued employment and the amount she has put forth?