Once you pay the hooker she chats to you and gives instructions to find the old coot. Notice where the map is signalled, it's where the old coot is. Assemble about 10 crossbows and take Morgan along and use the most southerly route to the coot, across the river, near where the guy is fishing. Once you approach the native entrenchment and penny packet some British villagers will try to build a wall in front of you. If you can, kill the villagers before they build the wall. If you can't prevent the wall from going up, then kill all the native archers, then reinforce your remaining crossbows with pikemen to destroy the wall that’s in your path. Keep making crossbows and pikemen at your town since a small group of horse archers will raid your town around this time.

After you’ve destroyed the wall, move Morgan and your crossbows north towards the coot’s location. You’ll find another signal fire there and a group of Native riflemen guarding the coot. They’ll light the signal fire so move Morgan into the group and use his special to damage them all. Use your crossbows to finish off the riflemen. It’s a good idea to train a monk and send him over to heal Morgan and your crossbows. It’s also a good idea to reinforce your group with a few pikemen. You’ll also notice a gold pile near the coot’s prison. I usually move a few villagers over there, put up an outpost and get them harvesting that gold. Note you’ll be raided but your outpost and squad can easily dispatch the raiding party. Destroy the walls around the coot and stand Morgan next to him. The coot will then send a chat instructing you to pay his ransom of 400 gold. Paying the ransom prompts the next objective.

Once you own the coot quickly move him away, surrounding him with your pikes and crossbows. Almost immediately two waves of Native Dog Warriors will attack from the north and they’ll try to kill the coot. Protect the coot since if he dies you loose the game. After killing both attack waves bring the coot, Morgan and your squad back to your town center. You should be able to age up to fortress about now too. Once the coot is at the claim flag a new objective appears.