You run after the fleeing men and, after a short chase, you manage to block one of them while the other stops by himself, intimidated by your drawn weapons. They wear no armor and wield no arms. Both are covered by ragged, old clothes. Even the shoes are just improvised boots made with strings and old rags. They seem to you more similar to the miserable lots that live in the cities outskirts rather than to people from the countryside.
After a few minutes, you all gather around the two fugitives save for Krusten that still observes from up her tree.
Out of Character: Krusten, I think that iCon meant that you didn't make your character communicate her plan in the "In Character" part of your post but in the "Out of Character" one. That matters because the other players will be able to acknowledge and employ in the game only the information that you give them "In Character". Moreover, I don't consider as action whatever I see "Out of Character".
In Character:: "Why are you running? We mean you no harm." Ja'laron lowers his bow and attempts to look friendly. "Catch your breath, and tell me why your afraid of our eleven friends."
The man looks at you, confused and surprised. He and his companion glance rapidly at each other before he speaks. "I don't know, man. Elves are rare and they have powerful magic. Scary. Moreover you are all armed and I feared you guys could have bad intentions".
Out of Character: Sgtlee, roll on your Knowledge (Local).
Jeaal waves in a friendly manner as he catches up to the vagrants, "Hiya there!" Jeaal grins again.
'What's the matter? It's okay, we're not going to hurt you."
Out of Character: That's the thing. Because I'm up in the tree I knew I could not communicate any "Plans" In Character: so I did it Out of Character:, not that I was saying "This is the plan" it was just a passing comment to let everyone know I'm not staying up in the tree because I'm a bird nesting. In other words it would be obvious to those below that I was keeping watch with my bow but maybe not so obvious to real life readers.
In Character: Seeing no others around and the men stopped in their tracks Krusten comes down the tree and goes over to the men to see what they are about. If she finds their answers untruthful she will use her intimidation.
Mina looks at the way the men are dressed and without defense. She asks them, "Are you gentlemen from around here? Is it that safe to walk about without not so much as a staff for protection?"
"Yeah, we are from a nearby village", answers one of them to Mina. "We have been robbed by brigands while bringing fruit to the market. We got lost and we thought that, following this ditch, we could maybe get back to the road".
The men are now standing one next to other, giving their back to the west and looking rapidly at the surroundings.
Out of Character: I need a couple of unmodified d20 rolls from everybody.
Out of Character:: knowledge (local) roll 13 + 4= 17. Unmodified d20 =15
I've "Scary my friend, yes. Beautiful, at times. Powerful, well that maybe a stretch" he says with a smile."