>>5613079>>5613195"Yes." you say confidently.
Glarthir waits for you to say more, and when he realises you aren't going to he nods in false enthusiasm and picks up a piece of parchment from his desk. A message is written down and with a puff of blue smoke, the letter is sent into the mayor's office. He gives you a smile as you both wait in awkward silence...
"So, um... you're a photographer, then? I think I've seen you here and there, and here, and there!" Glarthir quietly says. You explain you are a tourist. His smile falters a little at this notion, but you don't pick up on it.
Within a few minutes, a response letter manifests on the reception desk and Glarthir informs you you're free to go up the stairs to the tower's top and visit the mayor. The narrow steps are very hazardous and you almost trip multiple times, but you make it to the top safely.
Mayor Barton is inside, wiping his spectacles with a finely embroidered cloth. He greets you with uncertainty as to your visit. When you explain you're just stopping in before you go to the mist fields, he looks concerned. It takes some rummaging in a large wooden cabinet, but he pulls out a piece of cheese for you.
"Stinky Stilton is a famous counter to wisps. They hate the stuff so much they'll avoid it at any cost. Take this piece with you... but I want it back later! And under no circumstances should you eat it... lest HE find you."
>Who is he?>Thank the mayor and move on.>Question time! (what questions?)>Immediately eat the cheese.>Take a photo of the mayor.