Merchants of Elm (IC)

[HazelStone]

Acanthe rises at dawn and spends an hour or so in stretches and calisthenics she learned as from her mother. "Always warm your body before the day starts and especially before you dance. Otherwise your knees will spend every moment of middle age making you regret it," she used to say. Then she makes her walk around the manor grounds checking for squatters, thieves and vermin.