When Oriol's head snaps around at the sound in the distant tunnel, his eyes spy another side tunnel leading off to the right. He sees the light from another overhead grate and hears the voices in that direction. Curious, and wanting to get away from whatever is making the noise near House Bormul, he heads down the side tunnel, which seems to be running parallel to the wall separating the Upper and Lower city neighborhoods. As he approaches the grate, he hears voices. He notes the different boots standing on the grate above. Clean, black leather, shiny buckles; likely guards of the Watch who are paid to patrol the Upper City neighborhoods and protect the patriars.
"Another three killings in Shantytown last eve, not that I'm crying about it."
"The more of the scum who die off, the better for the Gate, if you ask me."
Laughs another man.
"Aye that. Maybe once the murderer is done with Shantytown, he can migrate to the other side of Dusthawk Hill; clean out the riff raff over there."
"I will give them credit for bravery," says someone with an inflection of superiority in their voice.
"My source tells me a few commoners banded together by setting up an ambush. My source claims a heavy fog billowed around the commoners as they waited to catch the killer. When the fog cleared, there was nothing left except the decapitated bodies of the commoners. My source says multiple people spoke of a cloaked pale figure fleeing the scene toward the Upper City."
The words hang in the air for a minute.
"Bah! I don't believe it." This from the first guard who spoke.
"Yeah me either. I think it's all a ruse by the local gangs or cultists to scare commoners. The latest news for folk to gossip about in their cups."
This draws some laughs and the guards move away. While Oriol ponders this, he hears the child's voice say,
"Can we go home?"
OOC: Okay man, no more "railroading" from me. Just wanted to play this out a bit, give you some more hints about some possibilities to explore. I apologize for leading Oriol around by the snout 
