Droop looks at Delg, then shrugs.  "Eye creature liked Mosk," he says.  "But eats lots of things," he continues with a shudder. 

Nils looks around at the party.  "You made it past this eye creature?" he asks.  "Are you sure we can pass safely?"

((ooc :

So are we going to escorts them back or not? For Ajax is yes.

Happy new year to everyone)) 

"Oh yeah, sure, we can escort you out!"

Melkias mutters something barely heard about not being profitable.

"Ajax can lead the way. Just look at the size of those arms. The man can likely cleave a tree in half in but a swing."

"If the eye monster wants meat, we have some fresh." He gives the Redbrand a kick and looks at Ajax. "Maybe get what information you want now."

((ooc: Happy New Year. We just getting them to the outside or further?))

((If you escort them safely to the tunnel entrance, they can make their way to safety from there))

((we do escorts them out)) 

The party makes their way, along with Droop and the captives, back to the tunnel entrance.  The woman turns back and says, "Thank you for saving us," tears of gratitude shining in her eyes.  As she and the children turn to go, Droop looks around at the party.  "Droop go now, too?" he asks hopefully.

 "I vote yes. We have someone to ask questions of."

Ajax nods briefly 

Melkias looks slightly amused.

"Hmmm...um...nyah, go on along little scamp. Just remember to play nice and tip your' tavern wench."

He turns to the rest of the party.

"So, I'll go ahead and interrogate this Redbrand fellow...You attract more flies with honey than vinegar, after all. If all else fails, Mulligan or Ajax can beat it out of him. This will be a lot of fun! Just like that time in Stow-On-Side Village, where we captured that necromancer and had to question him. Now HE was a fight, not like these Redbrand thugs."

At the party's words, Droop's eyes grow huge.  He steps back towards the tunnel, almost fearfully, as if waiting for you to change your minds.  "Droop go?" he asks again.  Before Melkias can even finish his sentence, Droop has disappeared down the tunnel. 

"Excitable little guy, isn't he? Alright Raya, after you milady. I'm afraid my sense of direction is about half as good as yours."

Raya nods towards Melkias "Let's go guys, we still have work to do." She'll lead the group back to the south bridge. 

"Where shall we go from here? we didn't explore much over there" pointing to the hallway where we fought the first bugbears and the door with people behind it. "is there anything we may have missed before we continue?"

"These's the chest under the bridges. If whatever it was hasn't taken it. Though I'm still half thinking it is a trap."

((Room 9 is the room the bugbears came out of and you found Droop.  There is a hallway to the north leading to a door.  Raya listened previously and heard men laughing and talking on the other side.  There is also a hallway leading to the east on the other side of the southern bridge That you have not explored.  Or the chest, up under the northern bridge.))

Raya kind of looks like someone directing traffic. Raya faces the group, scratching her head and pointing towards Room 9. "I don't think we searched the room with the bugbears, right?" moving her hand from Room 9 towards the other door down the hallway. "I also heard movement and others talking in the other room up that hallway" Pointing towards the bridge with her other hand then facing that direction. "We've also not explored whats beyond the bridge in that direction." 

Raya gestures towards each in turn. "where to next? Ajax? Melkias?"

Ooc not able to post soon, please go ahead 

Melkias ponders for a moment.

"Well perhaps we should pay them a visit, seeing as they may be more of them redbrand fellows that require...aggressive negotiation. After you, miss."

"The only thing in the room with the bugbears was the goblin."