My players will be starting the Cornucopia soon, since they're nearly finished performing The Six Trials of Larazod. The problem is that they crept into the mayoral manor and investigated the Asmodean Knot before they auditioned for the show. I didn't have a problem with this, and I like to reward player initiative, but now they have a long party coming up without any sort of subplot going on during the Cornucopia.
The main thing I want is to avoid the party from getting boring. My secondary goal is to give the PCs motivation to question NPCs (possibly though not necessarily the same as they'd need to if doing stuff in the intended order).
Any suggestions?
Depending on how much research they've already done, perhaps they could try to use the opportunity to find out more about Delvehaven. The Mayor, General Vorne and Oberigo would all likely have some information, and the other NPCs detailed could certainly know an interesting rumour or two.
I like it! Thank-you!