After the chaos of finding the herbs needed, one would think the situation around the small caravan would not be able to get more chaotic... but they would be wrong. The situation exploded into a frenzy when the first man returned, only to find her missing. They searched everywhere, the leader bellowing like the bear he was, but there was no sign of her. not even a footprint. She was just gone.<br/><br/>They rushed back the way the had come, but by the time they reached the village again, she was gone. None of them ever noticed that some time during their travels, one man began acting strangely. He stared around with vacant eyes, following orders and saying little. In the middle of the night, he rose from his bed quietly and crept to the pack animals. No one ever saw him as he took a single pack from among the supplies on the pack horses and set off into the woods.<br/><br/>He was found the next morning with no memory of most of the previous day. They suspected dark magic, but could not determine what had happened. In confusion, they stuck together, set up a guard, and rushed back to their employer and master, fearful of the worst.