Laura
Charlotte skips backwards, out of the man's reach. She points her longsword at him, wondering if he's lying or not. Well, whatever it was, she hoped it had at least some truth to it. "Why should we do that," She asked, "When you almost killed our party member here?"
Marie
Icarus looks at Charlotte, and then back at the archer. He hesitates, thinking through the options from here. They could either kill the archer and take all the samples, risking to fight whatever else he had up his sleeve, or take that chance and hope he isn't lying, give him the sample and leave. He sighed heavily, and moved into ear shot of where he last remembered Gabriel was, but made sure to not look directly at the spot as to not give away Gabriel's location. He spoke softly at first "Pssst. Gabriel, can you hear me?" 
*Due to his +100% sense boost from being in the dark, he should easily be able to hear a whispered reply from Gabriel, as long as Gabriel can hear him.*
Dominique
The spot where Gabriel last was wasn't that far away from them in the first place, but Gabriel moved away to hide farther away. He wasn't able to hear the archer and Charlotte speaking normally, it would be unlikely he would be able to hear a whisper from Icarus. As long as there isn't a definite guarantee that the situation is under control, Gabriel would continue to keep himself out of sight.

`Gabriel recovers 5 Mana for a total of 27.5 Mana, capped at 120 Mana.`
Kanesha
The archer would look at Charlotte and spit at her feet "You're invading my creator's lands and stealing his goods. Why wouldn't I fight back? Besides, if it was your lives I was after I could've decapitated the bloodsucker when I had him in a headlock. Instead I simply asked for you to return what you've stolen and leave the premise. But if you all are so greedy that you can't even leave one plant, then so be it."
Marie
Icarus, getting no response from Gabriel, would speak progressively louder until Gabriel could hear him. "Try and stay as quiet as possible... Can you hear me?"
Dominique
Gabriel would eventually hear Icarus and respond, confused, "Icarus? What is it?" He whispers his reply first. He wasn't sure how Icarus would hear him from that distance, but if he doesn't get a reply he will just repeat it a bit louder.
Laura
Charlotte realizes that in reality, the undead was right. They had marched into the lands of his creator and stolen his goods, the very ones that he was set to protect. Charlotte looks towards behind the archer, wondering if he wanted the one that was already there. "There's already one of the plants left, I assume you want another?"
Kanesha
The archer shakes his head "I would have wanted you all to return everything you've stolen, but I'm no longer in the position to do so. So I simply ask that you all at least leave the one behind me alone."
Marie
"The archer surrendered, but only under the condition that we leave the last sample that's behind him. Thought i'd check in with you before we did so. Watch me, if I signal you come over to me so I don't have to run back over here." He turned towards the archer, as if he was checking to make sure it was still there. He saw Charlotte talking to it, still safe and acting her regular self. He turned back to Gabriel, waiting for a response.
Dominique
Gabriel thought about the archer's request. They wanted him to leave that one alone? Well sure he was paid per sample, but he can probably spare this one at least. He nodded and replied once more, "That's fine. I can only go as far as you two are willing anyway. I think we don't *Need* The last one, we'll just get paid a little extra if we can get it."
Marie
He nods in agreement. "Alright, let's go see what Charlotte has to say." He turned to talk to her, jogging in her and the archers direction. After reaching them, he turns to Charlotte. He whispers to her, trying to keep the archer from hearing. "So... What's the plan?"
Laura
"Let's leave. There were too many undead even outside of the fog for us to last if we keep fighting." Charlotte doesn't take her eyes off of the archer even as she talks.
Dominique
Gabriel would stay put behind the tree, only peeking out a bit to see if he can spot the other two through the fog. If nothing changed from before, he would still only hear voices but can't discern what was being said clearly. He'll wait a little more in perceived safety.

`Gabriel recovers 5 Mana for a total of 32.5 Mana, capped at 120 Mana.`
Marie
Icarus, hoping Gabriel remembered, signaled in his direction for him to come over to them. He turned back to the archer. "Alright. We won't harvest the sample behind you, and we'll leave."
Dominique
Gabriel does finally come out of hiding, but he's hesitant to approach. In his head, that archer might be lying just to get them to lower their guards. If he approaches, he might leave himself open to a surprise attack from the archer. He hangs back, keeping an eye on the archer. Besides, they probably don't need to go that way to exit the forest, right?
Kanesha
The archer grunts "Thank you. I hope to never see you guys again and still think you all are scoundrels, but at the very least you aren't greedy. Well begone." And with that the haze in the area would slowly disappear and you all would have clear visibility once more.
Laura
Charlotte takes her leave with the others in tow, hopefully
Dominique
Once Charlotte makes her move, Gabriel would follow suit. However, he's still hesitant to trust the archer's words, so he is still tense and alert. He would be that way until they are clear out of the forest at the very least.
Marie
Icarus, seeing that the Archer was keeping his word, moved towards Charlotte away from the Archer and out of the forest. "We have enough samples. The Archer has a fair point, no need to be greedy." Still weary of the potential danger, he continues to keep his guard up until they're out of the forest.
Kanesha
You all would make your back to the entrance of the forest. You would see that girl macen with her neck still broken groaning in agony on the ground as you come back. In the distance you would see a rabbit seemingly waiting.
Dominique
Gabriel would look at the girl first, wondering if he could put her out of her misery. The method of doing so eludes him though, so even with good intentions he might not be able to do it. If anything, his actions might just cause her further suffering. He turns his attention to the rabbit instead. He assumes the rabbit is the same one the cloaked figure turned into.

"Hello there. We're back."
Marie
Icarus looked at the girl with slight pity. He knew anything he'd do would only cause further agony, if the macen could he even feel pain. He turned towards the rabbit expectantly, waiting for it to turn in to the person the saw at the start of the quest.
Kanesha
As Icarus expected, the rabbit would hop forward and slowly transform into the robbed figure. "I see you've returned. Good work protecting the collector escorts, and good job collector for doing this service for us. I hope it didn't cause two more trouble than it was worth." He snaps his fingers and small herd of mice pop out of a bush and drop a pouch at Icarus' and Charlotte's feet. Looking inside they would see 8 gold. 
"A little extra for clearing up some of the undead for us. I hope you two won't mind the boss employing you for future jobs?"

He would then turn to Gabriel. "Would you mind handing over the samples? As per the letter, you will be paid accordingly to how many samples were collected."
Dominique
"No problem." Gabriel would hand over all of the samples he's collected thus far. He has no need for tainted samples. Plus, if they are in good terms with him, maybe there will be more business opportunities made available to him.
Marie
"I would be up for future jobs, but I think I'll bring some skull bane next time." He rolled his eyes with a slight smile. The job wasn't exactly enjoyable, but it wasn't TOO much of a hassle.
Kanesha
The robed figure would nod at Gabriel and Icarus' responses "Good to hear.The boss runs a herb and spice company, so he would be very happy to hear your willingness to work with him." 
He would then count the samples. "Ah, 5 samples. Shame you didn't get the one guarded by Wyte, but still a good job nevertheless." He would snap his fingers and another herd of mice would appear and drop a bag at Gabriel's feet. Looking inside there would 10 gold. 
"It was pleasure working with you all. Your efforts have been appreciated, and I hope you all enjoy the rest of your day" The man would then put the samples into a pouch, transform into small fox and carry the pouch in his mouth as he walks out of the forest.

**Quest Complete**
Reward: 2 pp
Marie
Icarus turned to Gabriel, smiling: "Well, guess this is goodbye for now. It was a pleasure working with you." He turned towards Charlotte "And you as well, it's been a pleasure." He looked at both of them "I hope we meet again."
Dominique
10 gold he felt would be a tad too much for what he perceived to be the weakest link. His skill was useful, but he could not have done it without the other two protecting him. But then again, if he was given that much, perhaps the other two were given more than he was. He wouldn't want to seem nosy by peeking at the others' pouches.

"Well, it was a pleasure indeed. Thank you both, I couldn't have done it without you. I hope we can work together again."
Marie
Icarus nodded towards Gabriel "Until we meet again." , and (after Charlotte's response) ran off.
Dominique
Gabriel bowed in response, hand fisted above his heart. He would bid the both of them goodbye before leaving for town again. *An herbs and spices company, huh?* He pondered on the robed man's words on his way back. Maybe this was a fortunate encounter for him...