Yarith considered the bandit's tale, trusting him and his cronies to tell the truth instead of weaving some manner of magnificent tale.  It was troubling, however, to hear of such abductions and even worse, the idea that a townsperson was<em>assisting</em>in the madness.  "I see, that is quite the issue.  So you're telling me that you attack travelers due to the lack of work in your hometown, a place that was besieged by monsters and foul creatures.  When they attempted to put a stop to it, an informant in the village told the creatures and that...led to a bloody massacre."  She considered the options: Head straight into the town, where it was likely that she'd have to deal with the informant, or head straight towards the tower, where it was<em>possible</em>that she'd be ambushed. The former put townspeople in harm's way, while the latter...<br/><br/>"Shadowe.  How do you feel about toppling a tyrant's silent reign over a settlement?  I'm sure there'll be more than enough treasure up there for you to pick."  She added quickly, giving him a nice little incentive to take up arms, in addition to any he might have already.  "As for you three, I'm sorry I don't have any more to spare, but take this.  I pray it will hold you over until you can find a legitimate source of food."  She dug in her pack, withdrawing two dungeon rations, which she handed off to the three bandits.  Those should last for a small time if you can ration them between the three of you.  Now...If you find anyone from your settlement along the way, do not tell them we are capable of defending ourselves."  She gave no reason for this, but it was fairly obvious that she wished to avoid any leaks to the enemy at this point.  "We're going to head towards the settlement and decide what to do amongst ourselves.  May Saenrai's mercy carry you through."<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body"> She's giving out 2 of her 5 dungeon rations, 3 remaining. </div></div>