Walkthrough for the quest Plucking the Quill in the game Assassin's Creed Valhalla. This page covers all main objectives, key steps, or helpful tips to guide you through the quest smoothly. Whenever possible, the guide points out locations for key items and details interactions with NPCs, among other tips. To ensure maximum clarity, in-game screenshots are included for easy-to-follow visual guidance.
Quest Group: Wincestre / The City of Faith
Prerequisites: To play this quest, you must first complete the quest Choking the Gallows.
You will receive this quest rigth after completing "Choking the Gallows" quest.
Eivor must eliminate Aelfred's second target in Wincestre.
Head to The Nun's Minster and enter the church. Inside you will meet both reeve Goodwin and King Aelfred. The evidence you've gathered indicates that The Quill is calling Wincestre's children to arms so you decide to talk to some of them and try to learn something from them.
When the king and the reeve leave the church then you will talk to the girl who is in the church.
You can give her some silver (115) to make her happy, but it's not necessary. Then just follow her to the nearby market.
When you reach the square then approach the two children trying to set fire to the hay sheaf. You will see soldiers trying to catch these kids but they will run away.
Use the raven to locate the place where the children fled to. It will be to the southeast of the church. Head there and talk to them.
At some point, some bandits will interject into the conversation. You will be given the following options:
Once you get rid of the bandits, the kids will tell you where to find The Quill and give you the key you need to get to the sewers.
The entrance to the hideout is through the sewers near the river.
Enter the sewers and walk forward. You will have to squeeze through small passageways placed near the floor, and you will also come across some enemies. Eventually you will reach a large room. When you enter it you will meet The Quill there. After a short conversation with her, the fight will begin.
Hilda will use a crossbow and fire at you from above. You will also be attacked by a few elite soldiers. You can start by killing the soldiers at the bottom. However, you cannot shoot Hilda or run upstairs because she will then start running away. You can also ignore the soldiers, run up the stairs on the right or climb the wall, catch up with Hilda and kill her quickly.
If she escapes then she will run to the Bishop's Residence. There she will be guarded by several guards but a stealth attack will still be possible. After killing Hilda, this quest will end and you will receive a new one - Impaling the Seax.
After completing this quest, you will be able to play the quest Impaling the Seax.