It was difficult to say the least finding work as a mercenary in the city of Syilras as everything within the city's domain was handled strictly by knights and squires. It was just beyond the gates and beyond there jurisdiction that mercenaries operated.
You needed a reputation, she had one at the expense of Alexander. She'd tell that tale at least once an evening to inform patrons of the caliber of her competent marksmanship. A harrowing tale of how she was a mercenary of such quality that a knight named Alexander Faircroft had groveled for her help in rounding up bandits. Followed by the climatic ending where he fell on his ass squeeling like a girl and her heroic shot saved the day.
Either way Tillie Brewer got paid, he denied the mercenary monetary compensation for her efforts so she used the exploit as her very own advertising campaign in pubs and bars. So what if it might smear his reputation a fair bit, it was a funny story that left out key elements of his bravery to make him look like a fool and make Tillie out to be even better than she really was.
But tonight was a little different as her second or third ale sloshed around her cup. Finally there was a bite, and she could begin reeling in a nice pay day. When she knew that the purse offered was a reality Tillie cut herself off from the tap no more alcohol the party was over for Tillie as things just became serious.
She was told of a group of highway men operating just outside the reach of Syilras. On the map was an x placed where the merchants had been hit. The map had roads and beaten paths that led into the city. A quick study of the map and she concluded that she wanted to set up on the rocky alcoves to shoot down on them in the open gulch when they roamed around.
There was also a particulary powerful reimancer among them. According to the merchants this mage usually halted the caravan dead in its tracks by bombarding the lead carriages with bursts of flames. She was clearly the ring leader often spouting instructions to the raiding party.
Tillie was naturally hired for the job because of the bravado in her advertising story.