Alysia swiveled her head from side to side between the bugbear, the dwarf and the swordswoman and now that gangly person that was most definitely a spellcaster given his question to the woman but if she was copying spells...she smiled to herself and nodded.  This was the making of a good group and looking around the IBM, the only ones interested in heading into that forest.  She continued to watch the dwarf and bugbear "what an interesting alliance that would be..." she thought and continued to sip her water sparingly.