Magnus'a Meanderings: The Hunt Begins
The next hour and a half are an excruciatingly tiring process. You and Bogar are taking as few breaks as possible, and are making decent time all things considered, but every muscle is beginning to hurt.
It's at that time that you hear a rustling in the trees behind you, and when you spin around to see you are relieved to see Gawyn and Darien coming out from behind a nearby tree.
Gawyn's face looks solemn when he sees Galad and the others being carried before he realizes they aren't dead. His face lightens then and he simply says "Thank you Eli. I can not ever begin to repay you for tonight, but thank you."
Gawyn takes Galad and Darian takes one of the other two, leaving you and Bogar swapping off the third. Your time picks up considerably with this, and after another hour manage to get back to the cave where Lod and Rory have kept the fire going, but have built a shield of bark in front of it to keep it less visible from afar.
Once back in the camp, Gawyn asks "What happened? We didn't see anything out the way we went, and were lucky to hear the two of you while heading back to camp."
Lod and Rory are both moving about getting everyone water, having identified the toll the night has put on you all.