Out of Character: I think I missed how the others got so far away from us. Anyway, until I get some bearing I will keep Krusten in a background position.
In Character: Krusten stoops, uses her spear as a third leg with one hand propping her up. She looks on and listens for anything unusual reaming ready for whatever may occur next.
Trying to waylay the possible doubts of the group of men they've 'joined', Mina looks to the two that led them here and asks, "So, where is this Albert? May we go see him now? My friends have traveled long and some are quite taxed on endurance," she explains as she looks over to Thomas. She finishes with, "The quicker we meet him, the sooner we may have a rest to recuperate."
Tomas gently grabs Mina's arm and suggests she turn around. "Please excuse us a second." He motions to the party for them to gather around, but if they wish to keep lookout he doesn't force them.
He says in a hoarse whisper, "We cannot be too hasty. If this Albert fellow is a bandit and these men are innocent, they may earn their forgiveness in battle. I for one believe this is so, and believe these men are not lying. If Albert is not a bandit, we can call them off, no loss. We can sweeten the deal for them, offering double what they'll get paid when we get back to Mr Goatshearer. We lose 6 gold from our prize of 50. Any thougthts?"
"Albert is at the camp, on the other side of the ditch, in the woods. We must stay inside the grove, they said, even if is dangerous. Some of us already died because of the wild boars and some of the soldiers too. But they have weapons, they can fight, while we are helpless. Moreover we are not allowed in the soldiers encampment. If you wait, we will head back there when the job is done here. Who knows Albert will want to hire new people? You are armed and that's not a bad thing in our situation".
In The Ditch:
Jeaal tries to climb the steep wall of dirt: he manages to get halfway up but then a small portion of dirt crumbles causing him to slip back down.
Out of Character: Krusten: The elves went away when you guys decided to follow the two ragged men. After that, the two groups went in different directions and that's why you are now quite far from each other.
"Hm..." Jeaal brushes dirt and such off his clothing, "Maybe I can boost you up?" He clenches his hands together in front of him. When/if Anntreen steps into his hands he will lift her as high as he can.
Mina looks back to Thomas after the men reveal the danger they live in, and whispers to their little huddled group, "These men are clearly unaware of the real going-ons, of the 'Military' people. They sound like they are here for the pay. I think we must at least find out the situation with this 'Military group', and it seems we will need to chat with their leader for these poor fellows are in the dark."