The retreating creature gets...alarmingly lucky. For starters, the bolt of fire practically spun around and nearly hit Bem! The elemental orb unfortunately hit the tree line, a lucky break for the retreating fellow. Kuna simply could not navigate the tree line at full speed, preventing her from catching up. And Berach was already struggling with his armor, while the creature was moving fast enough to show himself as unarmored, or at least, not decked in the heavy metal of the shadow wielding knight.<br/><br/>As the creature has a head start that is only likely to get worse if the pursuit continues, there is an inkling of an idea that the creature is a scout, meant to warn the Sahagin that more are coming. This is both a disadvantage, and something to take advantage of: While they would likely know the party is coming, if the Sahagin believe they can defeat the party, they may hold off on any heinous rituals in order to add the party to them. It is a choice for them: Split the party to attempt to catch up to the scout, or move as one unit to engage at full capacity.