Journal of Artyom's Expedition - Day 2

The second day of our expedition through the Wall proved very eventful. We've entered the mountains proper by now, having made camp above a series of switchbacks leading further into the pass; we're beginning to see snow on the ground, in spite of the season.
 
Sybil was out of commission all day with some sort of stomach bug, and she had to ride in one of the supply wagons. She might have drank directly from the river, though it's also possible my cooking didn't sit well with her. It's still somewhat difficult for me to tell what will or won't make humans sick, so I'm simply left hoping it wasn't my fault for the moment.
 
It appears my concern that the hobgoblins might have circled around behind us and attempted to hem us in between themselves and the spirit in the high pass was unfounded. We found three of the hobgoblins setting up an ambush for us at the switchbacks this afternoon, having roped a hill giant into the plan. They went down with remarkable ease; Eloria managed to confuse the hill giant so thoroughly that he only took one potshot at us and another at the caravan before choosing to leave without a fight, and the hobgoblins themselves seemed more fragile than I would have expected. Silvertongue cut one in half with a single swordstroke, Moshe and Eloria made quick work of the second, and the third Maki managed to pin, which made capturing him easy.
 
Unfortunately, the captured hobgoblin managed to escape rather easily using some manner of displacement spell before we had a chance to interrogate him properly. No matter. I have a suspicion we'll be seeing the rest of the unit soon enough, regardless.
 
We've also picked up an unintended hitchhiker with our group, a tabaxi woman who appears to have been out hunting in the mountains. We found her shortly before the ambush, being chased by three winter wolves; I suspect the winter wolves killed any companions she might have had, and it was only through our intervention that she survived the fall she sustained while fleeing them. Sadon especially worked wonders in keeping her alive while we were fighting off the pack that followed her. He's becoming more adept at channeling the will of Tiln, and I couldn't be more proud of him.
 
The incident with the wolves also revealed that Moshe's new patron has given him some mind-control magics, as Moshe used such an ability on one of the wolves during the fight. I reacted strongly once all was said and done. In retrospect, I feel like I acted somewhat harshly towards him, as he was genuinely attempting to assure the party's safety; still, it bothers me deeply that he would use such an ability, even on an animal, and I made my position clear to him. He agreed to use that magic again only as a last resort. That will have to suffice for now, until we can have a more complete discussion of the ethics of magical compulsion.