This is the largest piece of land we have seen in Blightmarsh so far," you tell her. "Could they not have just decided to explore their surroundings?"
"Perhaps," says the woman. "Though they would be doing so with their packs, bedrolls, and armor, for those are missing, too. In any case, perhaps we should look for them."
"Very well," you say. "I will endeavor to discover what happened, and tonight we will be on our guard."