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The carver lowers the newspaper from his face and looks at Arita with displeasure.

-I apologize for disturbing your peaceful rest. I need to speak with Gilos Auleon, and I hoped to find him here.

— Speak.

- Nice to meet you! - the girl chose a polite tone. - I'm investigating a mysterious case and I need your help. Have there been any strange events in your life recently: suspicious individuals, a painting that suddenly appeared in your home or store?

— A strange event happened today: suspicious individuals came in with odd questions but didn't buy anything.

-Heh, you have a wonderful selection. And if I complete this ridiculous quest that's driving me crazy, I'm sure I'll reward you with my purchases. You see, some madman decided to steal important paintings and scatter them throughout Reim, just to torment those who try to find them. If even one mistake is made, the artwork will be lost forever. The only thing he left behind was a note with riddles, indicating where these paintings are theoretically located. And one of them potentially leads here, because this painting is located "where the great master lives." At first, I was very confused; there are many great masters in Reim. However, later I received more detailed information: "the painting can be found in the home of a master woodworker and a great warrior." And as I learned, you combine the qualities of a great woodworker and a great warrior. That's why I wanted to talk to you, because I really hope to find the painting "Euthymia" here.

“Oh, come on,” the owner of the “Tree of Life” said, trying to feign surprise, though not very convincingly. “A great master, you say? I can’t even hold a knife properly.”

-Your modesty amuses me, because the city administration doesn't think so. And you certainly don't give the impression of a useless weakling, which is what you're trying to portray. Besides, I fight with a spear and am quite knowledgeable about this type of weapon. So, either the assortment in your store comes from somewhere else, or you are a great master, as I suspected.

The man shrugged lazily and said nothing.

- Please don't think my question is strange, but the answer to it may affect my search. Where do you live now?

The workshop owner placed his palm on the lower part of his face and inhaled deeply through his nose, without taking his eyes off the visitor. Then, without saying a word, he pointed to the exit with the fingers of his right hand.

-It's a shame that such an interesting man turned out to be so uncommunicative. I hope our next meeting will be more positive.
Arita headed to the guild of masters, hoping to learn more about the wood masters, who are also warriors. In particular, she wanted to find out more about Gilos Avleon.

Sion Rhimefrost quickly scanned his archive.
— I'm afraid that no one with that name has registered any unique techniques or skills here, so I can't help you.

- Are there any recent examples of individuals who could be called both skilled woodworkers and great warriors at the same time?
However, Arita didn't really expect to find the information she needed here. She only anticipated an increase in the number of potential candidates.

— I don’t think so.

-Thank you for your help, all the best!
Arita returned to the city administration building and asked where she could find out the address of a particular person's home.