Talbot Hinton claims he was not remiss in his guard duties the night of the attack, and that someone may have drugged him and the other guards.
'Someone to hear me out at last! Yes, I was on guard duty the night of the blasts... but I did not fall asleep! Well, I did, but I cannot remember anything about it. It is almost like I was drugged.
'I only remember waking up to Aggy shaking me, fires roaring all around us. We all slept through the thunderous blasts. How do you explain that?
'But Captain Trotter will hear none of it....'
Orc encampments can be found to the north-east of Trestlebridge.
You should search Orc encampments for signs that the guards of Trestlebridge were drugged before the attack, proving Talbot's innocence.
Talbot Hinton can be found in Trestlebridge.
At the Orc camps north of Trestlebridge, you were able to find cauldrons of a vile liquid, and collect some of the contents.