Ivolyn shares her discoveries with the group. 

“Umbutu,” she grimaces at the arrow wound, hardly able to look at it directly. “How badly are you wounded, dear? Do you need to rest a moment?” 

“Anyone else hurt?”

Umbutu chuckles. "You seem unduly concerned, considering your recent experience. I have suffered worse wounds in the past."

Grimbeard poking at a dead goblin with his quarterstaff. "If everyone is good enough to march on, we should get to it. The longer we linger on this road, the more likely we are to suffer another ambush". 

While lorskan tends to his wound he distractedly adds “Grimbeard is correct, we should also be extra vigilant for anyone tracking us. Is there any indication of what happened to Gundren?”

Investigation : 10

Perception: 8

Perception: 8

Umbutu returns to Indlovu and checks on him to make sure that he suffered no wounds from the encounter.

Ivolyn vascilates between thoughts chasing their attackers, worring about her traveling mates, and searching the area around her. Her erratic actions belie the truth- she has never seen combat before. As she struggles to determine the direction the goblins might have come from or the direction their employer might have gone, the young woman’s hands tremble.

Investigation (though she already discovered things and may not see anything new): 11.

Grimbeard studies the footprints and marking on the ground.

Investigation: 6

Insight: 8

(I'm telling you, it's a conspiracy.)

Insight: 6 

Ivolyn walks back toward Umbutu and the elephant thoughtfully. She watches as Umbutu cares for the animal, afraid that Indlovu may be too anxious after the attack for her to approach the large beast. 

“I think Grundren and his guard were captured and taken,” she says in a timid voice. She explains the drag marks to Umbutu and wanders aloud what significance the tattoo and other details may have. Insight: 16

”Do you think we will go after them?” 

Umbutu empties a waterskin into a puddle for Indlovu to drink from. "I have traveled to many strange lands and seen many strange things, but I have met only a handful of people whom I would call friend. Gundren is one of those few, and I will do all in my power to rescue him from the clutches of the goblins."

Lorskan walks up cleaning his sword adding "We need to go find our friends regardless. He was the one that was organising the trade of our cargo. If we are unable to follow the tracks then we are best off getting intelligence from the locals."

"The trail should be easy enough to find." Maive says, eyeing the footprints. "I think we need to find Gundren as soon as possible."

Umbutu’s steadfast resolve helps to steady the young woman. , Ivolyn pulls her book and charcoal from her pack and recreates the tattoo she found on the goblin. Then repacks her bag and prepares to leave.  Standing near Indlovu, Ivolyn looks toward the melting chunks of ice in the middle of the road where once a goblin stood and rubs the crystal at her neck absently.

"We can't be sure that those drag marks belong to Gundren. But if it is him, he will need our help, and swiftly". Grimbeard thinking about his old friend. " Like Umbutu, Gundren has been nothing but a friend to me. I too will risk my life to assure his safety".