Michael nods. "Say, Kellin, are there any individuals or caravans or what not staying here with you or over there at the Apple that have came here in the recent days and plan to move on maybe as soon as tomorrow? And is there a ranger here who could backtrack that dozen of hobgoblins to where they came from? You know, they were armed awfully uniformly for a group of some random brigands." Backtracking the hobgoblins was plan B, but since plan A had to wait until the morning and was not guaranteed to work, Michael decided it would not be a bad thing if he asks right away.
SpoilerKnow (religion) (1d20+8)[17] - so, Michael aslo recognizes the symbol (but does not yet quite know what to make out of it)