I could write something now, but like Virgil, I think that it would make more sense for the meeting and then do the meet and greet sort of thing. It's not too far out of reach for everyone to appear fairly rapidly since the time is already set at noon and someone would have to either be fashionably late, or simply arriving a couple of minutes early. The feel of him rushing in and getting right to business does lend itself to that direction.<br/><br/>Off of the bat, I can see a ambush for the ambushers; Our fine, handsomeish man could walk the trail as a tempting target, when the attack comes, the remaining characters can pop up and attack. Since the characters know where the attacks are taking place and an idea of the frequency of the attacks.<br/><br/>Or, hire a couple of homeless, clean them up and shove them into something similar to decent clothing and let them be the bait.<br/><br/>LOL