Postman Grubb of Nobottle has begun to suspect that someone is interfering with the Quick Post—tampering with the mail and hindering its delivery to the inhabitants of Yondershire.
1 Enter areaMeet Postman Grubb inside the Quick Post in Nobottle1/1
2 Speak toPostman Grubb (Show dialog)
'I must apologize for the mess, Player.
'You see, we're a bit backed up here in Nobottle with letters and parcels due to be delivered to the Hithershire. Most folks down in Michel Delving, Hobbiton, and the like just call it the Shire, but it seems a bit odd to me, but I digress. We've had a few postmen come up from the Hithershire with small deliveries, but none of them are taking as much as they ought to to deliver back to the rest of the Shire. It's almost like they're trying to slow the whole thing down. For goodness' sake, we've had a parcel due for Stock sitting here for over a month!
'Ebbo received a delivery from the Quick Post of Waymeet this morning, and as usual, it was very light. Unfortunately, after I inspected the letters and parcels, I only became more suspicious that someone's been deliberately tampering with the mail.
'Why don't you head up front and take a look at them, Player? I am curious to know what you make of their condition!'1/1
3.1) Use itemLetter1/1
3.2) Use itemLetter1/1
3.3) Use itemLetter1/1
3.4) Use itemParcel1/1
3.5) Use itemParcel1/1
3.6) Use itemParcel1/1
4 Speak toPostman Grubb (Show dialog)
'What do you think, Player? What did you make of those letters and parcels? Are my concerns ill-founded?'
You tell Postman Grubb that unless many, many hobbits have coincidentally forgotten to add postscripts until after sealing their letters, you must conclude that there are obvious signs of tampering on all of the recent deliveries at the Quick Post in Nobottle.
Copper Bounder's Coin (3)