Jalna's host listened to her short answer, nodding while taking bites out of his meal.<br/>"Aye, sodding orcs they are. Saw them from the hills a few days back. Came from the East, methinks they were pillaging villages and were chased off?" he speculated, not entertaining the faintest thought that the monsters were up to anything but terrorizing civilized folk. "And they are chasing ye? I hope ye not leading monsters to me camp!" he exclaimed, immediately going alert again.<br/>"And yer village in their path? Expecting the curs to move on any day now. Sorry to say this lass, but yer folk won't have the time to prepare for a horde like this, unless ye warn them today. Filthy beasts seem to have some leader-sort among them." he continued, keeping an eye on her form, even as she tried to cover up in the illumination of the dancing flames.<br/>"Start to believe ye really not a bandit after all. Ol' Belaim would help ye out, but I don't know ye and ye have nothing to trade. Best tell yer people to run away and hide, or they'll be killed, or worse. Same with ye or meself if they come our path. May have gotten lucky once, but they might not take ye prisoner a second time."  He might have been correct in his assessment too, given the number of the orcs that Jalna recalled and how fierce they fought. And if Valis, with his magical powers also had a reason to join the fight, or worse, sent the dark elf woman out in the chaos of the raid...<br/>With the combination of hunger, fatigue, exposure to the element and the threat of pursuit and wildlife, not to mention getting lost during her escape, Jalna would take far longer to return to her home, even if some wild animal, cave monster or assassin didn't overpower her.<br/><br/>Belaim set his roast rabbit down on the plate beside him, away from Jalna, the delicious meal prepared with a seasoning and spice that Jalna wasn't aware of, but made the dish mouthwatering to look at or smell. He seemed to consider taking up his axe again, occasionally glancing towards the cave entrance from the barbarian girl now, wary about her initial comment of pursuers.<br/>"Better warm and dry quicker girl. If orcs be about, best to put out the fire. Any light that escapes the cave will draw them."