From the Journal of Lydia the Halfling
6:19
We decide to stay and rest at the inn for the day. The next day we head out to the manor to attempt to find the Red Brand.
After bantering with a random human child, the dragonborn found a tunnel in the side of a hill. This was purported to lead to the Red Brand hideout.
Not long after we enter the tunnel we find a creature that was once a wizard: a nothic, which we kill.
7:57
We search the cavern futher and find a hidden door near the back. Inside there are two rooms and there are red cloaks in one, which we all put on. Then we head to the other room which contains (illegible).
We exit the secret area to check another place down another tunnel. We find a wizard's quarters, as there is plenty of magical gear around. There is a note that says the wizard has left.