... Is a Friend indeed [Spoilers?]

[Klapseninsasse]

So I got to this quest and there are hints here and there that Old Thomas was involved in the miller's son's death, probably responsible for it. He got all sweaty when I asked him about the missing scarf. I restarted the quest a few times now and can't find a way to prove anything. Did I overlook something?

[Skaldy]

you can pickpocket scarf from him. Expands the dialogue options and give a bit more about that story

[Klapseninsasse]

Thanks man. So I have to go train pickpocketing first!

[Skaldy]

Originally posted by hondsgemein:

Thanks man. So I have to go train pickpocketing first!

if you can manage stealth knock him out. Didnt try since afraid to break quest

edit: tbh i was expecting various endings from this quest.

[Klapseninsasse]

Hm, maybe I can loot the scarf once I knocked him out after lurring him out to the forrest.

[Skaldy]

Originally posted by hondsgemein:

Hm, maybe I can loot the scarf once I knocked him out after lurring him out to the forrest.

i wasnt able to lure him away. He makes up some stuff instantly when you ask him about the dice game

[Klapseninsasse]

Thanks man!

[Yukeh]

Originally posted by saftsack:

Hm, maybe I can loot the scarf once I knocked him out after lurring him out to the forrest.

I'm not sure if you're still interested or if you explored this yourself, but there are multiple interpretations (and endings) to this quest. After initially finishing it in a 3v3 brawl which left everyone content, i reloaded an old save and showed the scarf to the girl. When she confronted him about it, he got off at a sprint and the quest ended instantly, without any of the dialogues or events from my first run through it.

So there are multiple ways you can interpret it. He himself claims he kept the scarf as a reminder of his duty to the dead brother, and it is why he stayed at the mill all along in the first place. The quest seemed to bug out when i questioned him about the scarf after i had already finished the quest, because i got a notification to talk to Matthew which the game never let me do.

Personally, i prefer the ending where you leave everyone to remain at the mill, sorting out their troubles and having Thomas mellow out a bit. Though i think there may be three or even four possible endings to this one quest in particular.

But it's perfectly possible he did murder this Martin, too. The story heavily implies Thomas is an extremely jealous man and simply lashes out at anyone so much as approaching the girl living there. It'd need a lot more experimentation to find out for certain.