Irice might have been leading the group due to having traversed this path and her trail being obvious with all the gear she'd been lugging around back from her hidey-hole making it fairly obvious where she'd been.  Even so, she's a bit slower to react to the sounds of screaming, though her senses pick up just as much as the loud and somewhat obnoxious (though naturally, Irice was nice enough not to go out of her way to call the faun that) Kay's, and just notices the child disappearing into the transparent bulb.  One thought of hers is, "How can I free the child without injuring her with my hammer?"  Which she mutters to herself, then the next thought, "How can I keep from being next?"  In a louder tone she chides Adriaan, telling him that if he dared to eat the bulb-creature with the child still inside, she'd smite the kitty herself.  She raises her tower shield before her, thinking if the creature wanted to attack her, it would have to get past her shield, and she begins to ready her warhammer, invoking the name of the dwarf god, Torag, for strength.<br/><br/><span style="font-size: 75%; line-height: 116%;">Perception:  <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://orokos.com/roll/679377">https://orokos.com/roll/679377</a><!-- m --> (15+5=20)</span><br/><span style="font-size: 75%; line-height: 116%;">Initiative:  <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://orokos.com/roll/679378">https://orokos.com/roll/679378</a><!-- m --> (2+0=2)</span>