Spoiler: Arden
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"They're very mercenary. The prospect of getting more money would appeal. Or maybe offer to do them a favor in exchange for employment? You're the man who's got to keep the lies straight, so come up with something plausible and easy to remember. But it's your ass on the line..."

The bow-light on the steamboat is lit, and someone seems to have rigged electroplasm over to the steamship. There is a faint light from the upper floors, but the place seems still. With your attuned senses, however, you see a faint ghost echo from the ship. There is a spirit there, a guard, or a prisoner, you don't know.