Lydia chewed on her thumbnail as she again turned her attention to the list of items on the ground and thought. "Might I have a word with my friends before we begin?" she sked and walked across the courtyard and far enough away that a low conversation wouldn't be heard by their captive.<br/><br/>Assuming that the others came with her, she watched the woman carefully and spoke in a low voice, "I think that we can deduce some things from what they had with them...I would hazard a guess that they have a camp not more than a couple of hours from here, if that. They were well rested and only had enough supplies for at most a 2 day ride back to their own camp. Probably less. They would not of come out with so little otherwise. Note that they had no water, or other clothing. No packs or personal items to speak of beyond the holy symbol... My best guess is that they originally had 4 days of rations each and made camp just out of sight of the trading post. There's also no fodder for the horses so they probably left most of whatever they brought there. They would only need weapons, armor and food if they had to run and leave the camp behind... She wasn't running in the same direction that they came in from (I don't think), so that also supports the theory."<br/><br/>She ran fingers over the bow's smooth surface as she glanced about her at her companions. "I suggest that we use these theories as a gauge of her truthfulness. If she says that the bandit's main camp is more than 3 days or less than 1 away, she's likely lying. Other details may come out as well."<br/><br/>She glanced back at the girl again before continuing, "I would say that we give her the offer of going free when we're done with her... to be held here until we return from a scouting mission to check out her story. If she cooperates, we'll give her half of a dose of the healing potion and let her walk out in her birthday suit. If she's lucky, she may make it someplace to get supplies, but if not the Gods have judged her."