[center][color=00ff00][h3]Abbot Andrew[/h3][/color][/center]

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Andrew rose to the sound of the carpenter and his crew pounding nails and shingles into the roof and the sound of orders being barked. Letters were brought in for the Abbot. Most were mundane items, the note from the Harbor Master gave him a little pause, and another was a request to have title to part of the coves costal property. On the souther part of the bay about three lots past the current edge of the town to about where the break-wall would go.

Andrew thought it was an absurd request to make. The name was on the request was Birgitta. A lot maybe, but it took three minutes to walk that far. 

He sorted the items into stacks. Things he had to deal with, things that Master Brom could deal with - offers for building materials, supplies, work, then things that the captain and his scribe could deal with. His stack was the shortest. It contained nothing. 

The tailor brought a bundle to the Abbot. The clothing was simple but well made. There were a few hidden pockets in the cloak and the trousers. The cloak could be reversed and turned inside out giving it four different looks. He put it on with the off white side out. He put the dark suit on, it was light and fit well. Then he put on his robes. 

Andrew called for one of the guards and his scribe. He told them about master Brom’s idea of a census with free beer as an attraction. He suggested that they also buy honey candy for children and if need be, suggest that a two silver fine be placed on any that don’t come, if it absolutely came to that. He told the captain to use the guards and hire a rider or two to go to the outer farm. If one of the woodsmen had an extra deer or two, to buy it and they would make this more of a festival mood. 

Talia’s mother came with breakfast and the supplies. She gave Andrew the same scowl that she gave him as a child. The goods were exchanged and monetizes changed hands. She laughed when she saw the jeweled sword and dagger. Andrew strapped it on along with the dagger. He learned that Birgitta was the acting head of the Golden Tooth. She was having a hard time keeping control of the guild. Many of them did their own thing till she would come up with something big. 

The drug trade that was going on was causing tension because it was bringing in higher amounts of money and the family running it had no use for the guild. They were paying the Harbor Master with gold coins to turn a blind eye to their operations. She told him that His engineer has been getting friendly with one of them yesterday.  

Arrangements were made to have the census taken at the tavern. The thieves would meet in the back room later this evening. Andrew was planning to have one of those high ugly back chairs set on a table and he would hold court over them. Or at least he planned too.