I: Know anything about this area?
G: Just some fields, and now a bunch of demons. I'm Giles, by the way.
I: I'm tracking someone. A Grey Warden who might be in the area.
G: Ah, you must mean Blackwall. Good man. Kept us safe when the demons attacked.
I: When the Breach opened?
G: The "Breach," huh? All I know is things got bad when it opened. The Warden helped stop the demons while we got away. Without him, we would've... We took what we could from the farms, then the bandits came and stole all that. Made Blackwall mad as blazes, like it was the last straw or something. He conscripted the other farmers and headed after them. Down the road there. Haven't seen them since.
I: Blackwall fought off demons for you?
G: He saved us. Stood shield out, cutting them down as they came. Like nothing we'd ever seen. Said it was his duty, fighting things like that. Didn't ask for pay or nothing, even though Wardens can take what they want. That makes some people nervous, but I say they deserve it. Especially after I saw him work.
I: Know anything about the bandits?
G: They were just a nuisance, threatening people along the paths for tolls and such. This time they robbed us blind. Guess the hole in the sky or Blackwall fighting demons spooked them. Made them want to stock up and run. Not sure why. Can't exactly run from the sky.
I: Your friends were conscripted? Did Blackwall force them to go after the bandits?
G: He could have. Wardens have that right, don't they? Seems like a fair trade for saving everyone during Blights. Anyway, he didn't force, he rallied. Said Blights and demons are his job, but we'd have to learn to fight thieves like that ourselves. The boys didn't argue. He really fired them up.
I: But not you?
G: I'm old. And someone had to stay back.
I: I have to track him down. Any idea where Blackwall is now?
G: Can't say. They left down the road there, following the bandits. You find him, say thanks again for me. If I were younger, I'd have followed, no question.