So, the good news is that a solution exists. The bad news is that getting what you need to be able to survive the dread is going to require a bit of effort. I know, its unfortunate that it's so hard to get good help these days. If this adventurer had managed to do the one simple thing I asked them to do in the first place, you'd be tucking in a hot meal and a cold ale at an inn somewhere, none the wiser about any of this right now.