Follow the miller rescue into the Court: Ambrus and Infamy

Find Mert, prepare the prison rescue, and read the difference between a boyar’s progress and the global edicts that follow Infamy.

Updated Sep 7, 2026Dawnwalker Wiki

If the open world leaves you unsure where to start, investigate the missing miller. It gives you a concrete person to help and a way into the northern Court progression. A boyar's progress and global Infamy are related, but they are not the same indicator.

Read the Court panel after each activity

Each of the three boyars has associated activities. Completing enough of a boyar's activities creates an opportunity to confront that ruler. Disrupting the established order also increases Infamy, and a new rank brings an edict from Brencis.

Brencis and the three boyars — The Court has a regional layer and a global layer: individual boyar progress and the edicts associated with Infamy.In-game tutorial · Rebel Wolves

After a Court action, inspect whose progress changed, whether another objective appeared, and whether Infamy crossed a rank. That tells you more than simply watching a map marker disappear.

Start at Mert's Mill

Explore south from Laslea and look for Mert's Mill. Speak with his wife Rena to learn he was taken, entering The Firebrand thread. Follow the lead to the military camp.

A daytime approach may ask you to surrender your weapons. At night, vampire movement and abilities offer different options. Save before committing and read the entry conditions instead of automatically confirming dialogue.

Shadowstep target across a ruined passage — Night movement can open elevated approaches. This is the game's Shadowstep tutorial, illustrating the movement mechanic rather than the prison key's exact position.In-game tutorial · Rebel Wolves

Meeting Mert is not the end of the rescue

IGN describes bribing the jailkeeper or dealing with a soldier bullying him as routes toward the cells. Speaking with Mert advances the situation into Under Watchful Eyes, where the goal becomes getting him out.

The night approach uses Shadowstep around a tower, then searches near the overseer for the key. Prepare before opening the cell: the escort fight is more demanding than simply reaching the prisoner. Check healing and quickslots before starting it.

If the key objective is missing, confirm that the journal has reached the rescue stage. If Mert is out but the quest remains active, check the escort objective. Do not skip the initial conversation because a video already shows the later door.

Continue toward Ambrus when ready

The rescue contributes to the Ambrus thread. Further patrols and dropped letters can reveal leech shipments. Read the notes, then check the map. The leeches also provide vampire recovery supplies, but activity costs still follow the displayed hourglasses. IGN shows how these leads connect.

Vampiric feeding in the blood craving tutorial — A rescue route still includes conversations. Restore low vampire health before escort dialogue rather than entering it in Blood Craving.In-game tutorial · Rebel Wolves

Pause sabotage when another objective matters more

Current priority	Useful approach
City conversations and companion quests	Finish the immediate character objectives before a sabotage spree
Confronting one boyar	Select that ruler's activities and check progress
Gathering legendary equipment	Check whether the route needs or merely increases Infamy
Entering the finale	Finish the companion preparation you want and preserve a save

Higher Infamy can make travel, prices, or access less comfortable; read the actual edict affecting your save. Keeping Infamy low forever is not the goal either. The Arbiter armour route connects to Court progression. Make the progression serve your current objective.

Sources: IGN's first-steps guide, NorZZa on Court consequences, and the in-game Court tutorial. The supplied Bilibili series P7 provides additional camp footage.