Destiny Foretold

The party met up again at the camp just outside of the Village of Barovia. Cedar and Lysette were suckered into a group tarot reading for us. Something about the fortune-teller refusing to tell their fortunes separately or something... I'm cautious with people like that, you can't trust what they say. As I suspected, the reading was vague. Most of it was about our 'battle' against Strahd. I will record the reading here, in the bizarre chance that it might be worth something later on.
 

'Knowledge of the ancient will help you better understand your enemy.' The master of stars "Wizard"

'A Powerful force for good and protection, a holy symbol for great hope.' Two of coins "Philanthropist"

'Power and Strength. It tells of a weapon of vengeance- a sword of sunlight.' Nine of Stars "Counjourer"

'Sheds light on the one who will help you greatly in the battle against darkness.' Queen of Spades "Mists"

'Your enemy is a creature of darkness, whose powers are beyond mortality. That which you seek is hidden in his womb- the devil's lair. This card will lead you to him.' King of Spades "Dark Lord"

It wasn't all a wasted endeavour though; the fortune-teller told us that there is a woman in Berez called Baba Lesaga, She has a daughter who is capable of communing with spirits.
 
Ishmark and Ireena came back to Vallaki with us, in the hopes that it will be safer for Ireena there. Apparently, we need to keep an eye on her and protect her. The fortune-teller would not tell us why.
 
Back in Vallaki, the group of us needed to decide where to investigate further. Despite my obvious bias to go to the Amber Temple first, I have been advised not too due to the danger it poses, I have some suggestions.

My letter mentioned the Wizard's Tower and coupled with the new clue we got from Urwin's ravens, I feel that it may be time for us to have a look at it.

There is a mill in Barovia that we had the intention to look at, but never did. It was mentioned in Cedar's letter, so it may be useful for something.

Alternatively, there are some locations in Vallaki that we haven't explored yet. It might be useful to go to these places and see what is happening there. We may find something.

As a group, we decided to ask about the Burgomaster, then visit the Stockyard.
Urwin was too busy, but on our way out of the Inn, we were flagged down by Bray. While he didn't know much about the Burgomaster that we hadn't already heard before, he did have word of a rumour that has been going around. Female employees of the Burgomaster are mysteriously going missing. Notably, the women all look like Ireena. There's something about this woman that we don't know and I feel like we've painted a huge target on our backs for removing her from the village.
I paid Bray to get him and his brother to keep an eye on Ireena and Ishmark... That kid really is adorable... He said that I remind him of his father before the Inn got busy. Ironic, I always wanted to be a father...
 
When we left the Inn, we went to have a look at the Arasek Stockyard.
On the South side, there is an old wagon with the words 'Ricktavio's carnival of wonders' written on the side. Within it, we heard the sounds of an animal growling. Deciding that it would be better to wait for the bard to open it himself, we instead moved on to the warehouse.
An elderly couple sell various goods in the warehouse, however, their prices are extortionate. I don't think it's worth buying anything from them at present.
When the bard returned, we watched as he fed two wolf steaks to what looked like a mutant sabretooth tiger. He spoke to it, saying that 'it won't be long'... What does that mean? Is Ireena in danger? Have I put Brom and Bray in danger too?