Tarek stands still, mostly in shock after hearing the lady's voice. "Very well. If Bright Spirit wishes us not to hunt in these woods, so be it," he calls back to the voice. He lets his rapier fall to the ground with a clang to show his compliance. "Though I am a messenger of Bright Spirit in the city gates, I do not always understand his ways. Forgive me."

Aluzira, the giant lizard, overcome with its flight instinct, is heedless of your food offering and turns to run away. Nevertheless, Fluin, to your left, seems determined to chase down the beast, blind and unreasoning in his hatred and ready to lay down his own life in exchange for your safety and the safety of those who fight alongside him. Make a DC 20 Charisma (Persuasion) check to see if your words have swayed him from his course.

Persuasion: 5

The massive lizard turns and runs, not wanting to get burned again, while Fluin seems determined to continue the chase.

Ulben, as you near the eaves of the wood, you can see Anakis and Tarek standing in the field 75 feet away with Torrent beyond them still chasing the toad. While behind you in the woods is the unseen woman, and to your left Fluin and Aluzira interact with the giant lizard, which is now running away. What do you do?

I'll go to join the conversation with the giant lizard.

The lizard itself is over 90 feet away from you, and Aluzira and Fluin are about 40 feet away. Also, you're beginning to get winded from all the running, so dashing again will risk gaining a level of exhaustion. If you dash, you can move 30 feet over the difficult terrain, but you'll have to succeed on a DC 10 Constitution check afterwards or take a level of exhaustion. If not, you can move 15 feet.

It’s your choice, Ulben. Do you dash, or do you not dash?

Ulben stumbles his way there 15 feet, yelling the whole way. "Hey guys, hey everyone, it's me, Ulben.  It's ok I'm not dead.  One tried to eat me, but I'm good now." He trips and his knee hits a rock.  "Ohhh son of a &!+(#. That hurt, I'm ok don't worry, I'll be there in a minute."

As Ulben stumbles over roots and vines on the edge of the wood, making his way in the direction of the giant lizard, he hears the hidden figure move closer.  "I shall forgive thee if it be true thee respect our ways," the voice calls out to Tarek, "and if it be true thou art forsooth a messenger, bid those folk in the city that the bog belongs to the Bright Spirit Kin!"

"And thee with the axes," she says in a lower, more threatening tone, "if it be true thee taketh one moo grise toward the beastie, thy life shall beest forfeit."

Anakis, you stand on the field next to Tarek. The toad is 100 feet away, still being pursued by Torrent. The lizard is more than 130 feet away and running away from you. And the female voice in the woods is coming from some 115 feet away. What do you do?

"Lady, you talk funny!" Anakis calls out to the female voice, "I'm sure you're trying to protect your home, but right now I'm trying to protect my friend who's in trouble!" She points to Torrent, then turns and runs to follow the toad and Torrent (dash for double movement).

"With all due respect, madam," says Fluin to the woman in the woods, "this beast of yours isn't going to get another chance to harm my friends, and it isn't up for debate." He turns to run after the lizard, when a spear, aimed at Fluin, flies out of the wood behind him. Attack: 13 Damage: 7

 Slipping and sloshing through the ice and mud, the toad lifts its body out of the mire, desperate to escape. A narrow ravine that cuts across the field blocks its path. It takes a wild leap and lands on the other side, another 15 feet away, its labored breath steaming in the cold air.

Torrent, the toad is now 60 feet away from you. What do you do?

Grazed by the woman's spear, Fluin stubbornly charges after the lizard, intent on his quarry. A thick swarm of biting midges rises from the frozen marsh in front of him, and as he runs through it, the midges descend upon him. Attack: 6 Damage: Unable to parse dice roll.

Overwhelmed by the cloud of marsh-flies draining him of his blood, Fluin falls unconscious on the frozen marsh, his body covered in welts as the midges swarm over him.

Before I write a thoughtful response (first thing tomorrow morning), I have a couple questions. 

1. Has Torrent heard any of the conversation with the new person?

2. Did he see Fluin collapse?

3. Is the ground difficult?

1. You’ve only heard the party’s side of the conversation. You’ve been too far away to hear the woman, even though she was speaking loudly. 

2. Yes

3. Yes 

Torrent stares straight at the toad, single-minded in his pursuit of this blasted beast which had been a plague.  He ignores the one sided conversation he hears, saying they should stand down.  He was determined to keep pursuing the toad, regardless of what they said.  He experiences a second of triumph as he watches Fluin pursue him, ecstatic that one of his new allies is determined to help bring balance into the forest.  

And then Fluin falls.  

Torrent stops, looking in the direction of Fluin, then the toad, and back to Fluin.  He screams, both in outrage and frustration.  Why can't we have one nice thing?!  His deep bellowing rage vents out of him, and he starts running to Fluin, trying to aid his ally.

Aluzira, Fluin lies face down less than 20 feet from you on the lower slope of the mound, flies buzzing around him, his axes lying on the ground in front of him where they fell from his outstretched hands.

Tarek, Fluin is 105 feet from you across the frozen marsh.

What do you both do?

(Really quick, how far are we from the water? and is it solid?)

The nearest edge of the pool is 35 feet away. The surface is frozen but is likely to be quite thin given there have only been a few nights of freezing conditions. 

Tarek, seeing the results of Fluin's desperation to continue to attack, decides to stay put until further notice from the bog-people.