Rivenwood Captives

Something, most likely the walking dead known as the Scourge, has agitated the creatures hereabouts.$B$BWhile escorting the sage here, we lost most of our hunting force to the riven widows -- huge and deadly spiders, which inhabit the Rivenwood to the north.$B$BI must stay here to protect the small force we have left, but you... you could see if my longrunners are still alive, trapped within the riven widow's cocoons.$B$BWould you do this, stranger?