Heard but not seen

Being invisible is neat and all, but it's cramping my style too. Everywhere I go I have to stifle my urge to announce that FRITZHOLM HAMMERMILL has arrived. I can't tell anyone about my adventures, accomplishments, and deeds or my cover would be blown. Luckily I can still carouse at the pub and dance with Veronica. It looks strange, like she's dancing with some pretend guy, but during the night I made it very clear to the ale soaked patrons that I was there and very real.

A bard by the name of Wells told me a cautionary tale about a mage who turned himself invisible and couldn't undo it. He soon turned to a life of theft, went insane, and ended up murdering some people. Wells looked very pointedly at where he figured I was (but he was really looking just to the side of me) at the end of the story. It was a good enough story, but if he only knew I was FRITZHOLM HAMMERMILL he would realize that I'm of much stronger moral convictions than insane mages who can't undo their own spells. Nothing to worry about.

I had no trouble selling the lumber for a handsome profit. I could tell that the merchant I sold it to recognized my voice, so I asked him to keep my presence here hush-hush. I'm pretty sure I can trust him. He's a good guy.

I found out a bunch of stuff about Arch-Count Hans too. Get this... The guy rides around on Bral on a horse everywhere he goes! Why's that strange? Bral isn't exactly the biggest place. You can walk everywhere. Not Hans, no he's a rider. Anyhow, I got a real good description of him and I found out that he's staying at one of the Prince's guest estates. He's got decent security at the estate and when he travels. Word on the street is that the Arch-Count is big into dimensional/planar travel - gates, portals, demons... that sort of thing. Additionally it might be a little tricky politically if the prince finds out I'm harassing one of his royal guests. Oh well, risk is part of the thrill, right?