Jarek scratches the back of his head uncomfortably. He's got no standing by which to be in here and the discussion about smoke tactics and forest archers confirms that he's in uncharted waters--bandits and pirates probably don't go for the kinds of law-bound sparring that honours Kord. Still, it nags at him, so better to ask even if it's a foolish question.
"I don't know kidnapping but--was it really smart for them to steal her right out of the tower? All that climbing and sneaking, plus the kinds of spells they must have to ward off thieves. Wouldn't it have made more sense for them to just grab her on the street or something? Why would the kidnapper risk it?" He shrugs, as if this question might just be rhetorical if they don't think it's worth time to address.
"Also, I suppose I was thinking about the woods out that far from the city--I know there are patrols like you said, but is there anybody else keeping an eye out there? I don't know the, uh, jurisdictions of druidic circles. I suppose we should ask around the temples for that, but I thought maybe you have names."
They killed scouts. Maybe these bandits had nothing to do with Korogur directly, but that was a little too close and a little too recent, and the reality of the danger sinks in a little more for Jarek. They're dealing with murderers here, worse than wild beasts because beasts rarely hold grudges and predators don't pick fights just for the thrill of it. Apart from the mongoose. And crows. And--well anyway, Jarek would far prefer beasts. What kinds of vulnerabilities would a pack of bandits have? With animals, the weak points were the exiles, the runts and stragglers...
"Unless you've got some bandits or pirates imprisoned in the city that might talk to us, for whatever reason, I don't know what else to say. You've been very helpful already. I wouldn't want to impose longer than we have to."