Talk:Scouting Mission/@comment-25438238-20140919103045

Before some other player get crazy trying to understand it, i think it's worth to note that (if you've raised enough Mercedes affinity before reaching the first time Gran Soren) this quest becomes avaible RIGHT AFTER the quest Lure of the Abyss. Once you get told by the guard to go talk to Ser Maximilian, then if you go to the inn you should find the quest.

(Tested yesterday in a vanilla game without any kind of dlc, no Dark Arisen, no armors or weapons dlcs. Just the vanilla game)