Thelanis, getting her bearings, speaks up.  “I think we can find common cause for a bit. I certainly have no objections.”

I have returned

Mycette smiles at you, "Great! Well look, there's two tunnels down here, you would have seen the main entrance with all the hobgoblins out the front, we haven't been down that one but i'm pretty sure that where the rope machine thing starts, they call it Old Creaky and use it to take people and stuff up and down the main shaft. As for this side bit that we're in, this hear is the guest quarters, for what that's worth." She looks disgustedly around the room. "Below us is the storeroom, then the guards quarters, then this shaft joins up with the main shaft near the bottom. Down there the main tunnel swerves off, one way goes to g'Ruek's forward office near the bottom of the mine, while the other just has a sign saying DO NOT ENTER. I wouldn't go down that one I reckon, but that's just me." She stops to take a breath after all that talking, coughing up a couple fungi. 

"So are we all agreeing to work together to take out the hobgoblins in these caves? Anyone have objections or conditions?" says Thelanis, looking around.

"I am up for a fight, but you 2 better stay where I can see you and that means not lingering behind as you 2 are definitely suspicious. Lead the way I will be right behind you Kinsman' says Amiz to Jager and Mycette

Draíocht nods at Thelanis' words. He stows his staff and draws out the goblin shortbow once more, taking a place towards the back. He wrinkles his eye at the fungi Mycette coughs up, wondering what they may be. Possibly a known contagion?

Medicine: 17+5 = 22

"I'm ready to proceed too." he says, keeping an eye on the two partners.

Draíocht - You've heard of this yellow fungous before. It is called the Amber Decay, and grows best in the dead bodies of humanoid creatures. The spores of the funghi are very poisonous, she must have some kind of resistance.

Jagar crosses his arms and the mention of coming with you and let's out his half roar-half huff. Mycette giggles, "Silly people, we aren't coming with you. The way i see it, you want to find your dwarf friends and might end up taking out a few hobgoblins along the way, that works for us. But we aren't putting our necks out for you all. Not unless you have some reason for why we would want to do that?" There's an edge to her voice now, almost like she's daring you to force them to do anything.

[[ Would he know if the fungus is easily spread via airborne? Wondering if her presence is a contamination risk. ]]

No she would need to actually touch you with it to poison you.

Amiz gives his companions a meaningful look and ask them back away a bit. He whispers "These 2 are more likely to stab us in the back or to let us take on all the dangers. I think we may need to go with Thelanis initial plan." 

Draíocht mulls Amiz's words. Trying to slip in a warning about the tiefling's condition he says, "I suppose it wouldn't do to have someone with Amber Decay nearby. Very contagious via touch." He eyes the leonin, "But Jagar's presence would be an aid if you want us to be effective. Both as guide through the routes you described and to lull any hobgoblins into a false sense of ease."

He thinks to himself, Worst case we fight here and now. Best case, we've split them up.

Persuasion: 14+1 = 15

"Contagious to the touch. Wonderful. I agree they could be of use, but they refuse to come with us. Do you have any idea as they seem adamant to make us do all the work of clearing out the hobgoblins on our own so that they can then waltz in a take what they want." whispers Amiz

I'll let you debate a bit more as to what you want to do with these two. As you debate Mycette gives Jagar a little nod and he steps over towards a big chest in the corner of the room.

Valar observes what is going on, being cautious and on his guard

[[Is it less than an hour since the last battle? I'm asking to see if my hex is still up.]]

Thelanis turns to Mycette and Jagar and says, "So the agreement is you tell us the layout of the mine and its dangers, the you stay here and do not get in our way or warn the hobgoblins as we explore?" 

Just in case: Persuasion: 7(Nat 1); Insight: 19

They agree to those terms. But you notice an apprehension when you ask them to stay here. They’re clearly not keen on staying in the mine.

"Seems we'll have to see what they want." replies Draíocht to Amiz. "Though I'd hazard they just want to... clean up... the corpses."

He's ready to advance with the rest.

[[ Happy 4th of July! ]]

"Alright let's move forward then. I suggest we take the route towards the Storeroom below as fighting head on against the massed hobgoblins in the front would not be a good idea." says Amiz

Barring any objections Amiz will move forward towards the storeroom below. 

Mycette nods, “That sounds like a plan. Just be aware there is the guardroom down this way. Few hobgoblins in there as well.” She seems excited at how this is turning out.

Thelanis agrees.