Game of Thrones Walkthrough Part 58 – Alester – Rings and Chains, Part 1
After you talk with Elyana in the Throne Room of Riverspring, she will head into the Courtyard. Head out there and you will overhear a conversation with a visitor who obviously bears the House a serious grudge. This quest can only be triggered after the Maester has told you about the events that happened the day Lord Sarwyck disinherited Gawen.
Objective: “Question Elyana.”
Talk with Elyana and she will not admit to anything. Go to leave and one of the guards will approach you. He will tell you more about the circumstances that have developed around the Sarwycks and the Roxtons. Talk with Eylana again and she will be more forward this time on matters. She will tell you how your father borrowed money from the Roxtons and he was forced to engage Elyana to Lord Roxton. Investigate things as you would like here.
Objective: “Question the Younger Roxtons.”
Head into the Northern part of the courtyard and talk with the Younger Roxtons: Edwyn and Meredyth Roxton. Meredyth is all anger and little else. Edwyn is the calmed of the two and pokes at you less. No matter the choice it is made clear that the Roxtons are after the money they are owed.
Objective: “Go to town and find Criston.'
Criston is who Alester needs to seek out next. Just outside the gate, to Alester's left, is a guard you can ask to join you for a while. He will be handy if you wind up in the fights during this side quest. Head into Riverspring itself and go straight to the East. Turn North from the Gate to make it up to the Market Square. Just to the right of the passage to the docks is the house you are looking for. Alester can persuade the Roxton guards to stand aside for a moment. Unfortunately, as soon as Criston makes an appearance, they will attack him and Alester! The good news is there are no Bosses and no one in Heavy Armor. If you have your guards, this fight will be over quickly.
Criston can immediately be asked about the Adultery or you can press him for details, going to the beginning of the affair. Either way it is revealed that nothing has happened between them aside from him playing the lute. Roxton stormed in during this and gave no chance of explanation. Elyana left with him to explain things but it apparently never came to be.
Once Alester finishes his conversation with Criston, he has a choice to make. You can either lead him into the castle through the main gate or through the rear gate.
