Swamped

You watch a little more carefully. You spot a shadow on the rooftop, which slips away moments after. But whatever it was, you think you caught a glimpse of a large, furry tail. Too big to be a grebling's.

Some sort of animal, then. Perhaps following you on orders from a trainer? That's a little worrying, but you can probably get some of the Golem's priests to look into it once you get there.

You continue to the harbor. It doesn't take you long to find the dock reserved for the Golem... but you don't see anyone else there.

Which is worrying. You'd expected there to be actual priests here. And you can see that the ship itself is still some distance away. About ten minutes out, you'd guess. Close enough it surprises you that there's no sign of any preparations.

"I don't have to take my mask off yet, do I?" Arlene asks.

"I suppose not, but only because we've got other things to worry about." You put the breather mask on, just in case. "Why is there nobody here yet? You've worked at these docks, maybe you have some idea what's wrong."

"Just doing inventory, but yeah, spent a lot of time standing by waiting for ships to come in." She looks around. "Hmm, it looks like somebody was here not long ago, though. They've gotten a ramp out for unloading, and it looks like they've been clearing space to keep cargo."

"So maybe something happened here? Perhaps they were attacked, or something scared them off?" You glance over to the ship, just to confirm it's getting closer rather than leaving. "Do you see anything to suggest that? Or anything out of place?"

"Hmm." Arlene walks over to a spot that looks completely ordinary to you, and glances down. "Well, there might be something here."