Byron and Myarra set off up the Left trail to see who was carrying the torch, while Nolan and Lennox look on from their locations to see if they could see anything. Lorrik is guarding Aliana while she goes to wake up Roenthelm and Twiggy, while Amara and Kalliyan still sleep.

Byron and Myarra are now close enough (100 feet) to hear a male voice asking for help:

Help me. My friend is hurt. Please.

Moving closer to get a good look at the torch bearer, the torch light guides you down the trail...

I signal Myarra, using hand signals, that I'm going to move forward and for her to back me up.  Her appearance might get her attacked or worse someone killed for no reason.  I move up the trail as quietly as I can and slowly.  Still not trusting what appears to be torch light.
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Myarra nods, even as her shape twists and melts, reforming as a far more normal (at least as Byron would reckon the term) person.  "I only spook the natives when it would be funny," she assures him.  "Lead the way, I'll follow 30 feet behind.  I'll be able to see you and a ways in front of you.  If I see anything dangerous,  you'll be the second to know."

She's somewhat amused by his futile attempt to move quietly.   He'd have better luck wearing a couple dozen tin cans and those belled shoes the Morose dancers wore at the festivals.  But she'd yet to have any luck explaining that to guys that insisted that plate armor was a good idea.

It takes a little longer to travel down the trail, since it's still dark and Byron is a human. So, in a way, he's trying to be stealthy. Myarra is about 30 feet behind Byron, in another form, thanks to her "hat". Both of you have your weapons out as you move to the spot where you saw the flickering torch light and where you thought you heard the call for help. When you think you get to that spot, you see the flickering light up the trail about 75 feet that disappears around a bend in the trail around a large tree.

Up this way. Please hurry!

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Aliana wakes up Roenthelm as Lorrik keeps guard over her. Nolan and Lennox watches what is going on from their vantage points.

Aliana woke up the next warrior, or the next closest person.

Lennox, can you keep an eye on the other trail? I still think this is a trick to split our forces. It's not unheard of for bandits to rob adventurers who spent lots of gold to explore these woods for treasures.

Oh, hell no! Myarra thinks to herself as they reach their destination, only to find that the person has vanished, keeping just far enough ahead to remain our of sight.  Just how stupid do they think we are?

First she calls out to Byron ... "Hold still, Byron.  Do not go any further!"

Then to the mysterious voice ... "We are not going to follow you, sight unseen, into the darkness.  If you truly need our aid, you will show yourself to us now and explain yourself.  Otherwise we will return to our company."

As much as she's sure she and Byron can take care of themselves, this just screams "trap" and she's not that naive ... anymore.  Still she moves slowly forward, closing the distance between herself and Byron.

Twiggy blinks in suprise at being woken by Aliana "This is better than any eclare in my dream, a sweet when I wake. "  Twiggy wipes the sleep from his eyes with a grin at the priestess and looks around in suprise "Its not morning whats wrong?"

I stop and wait for Myarra to catch up.  Keeping alert as I sense trouble.

OOC: Alertness Feat.