"You came from the tea house? Have you seen our sister?"

"If she's the pregnant woman being forcefed by Aunt Ethel, yes."

"Oh, gods."

"But she's still alive. We can work with that."

"What happened?"

"That old witch kidnapped her!"

"Did she make a deal with the witch first?"

They both look at each other in case the other has an answer. They don't. 

"She was talking to Ethel before she disappeared. And if she's in that tea house--"

"I'm going to feel like an idiot if I go in and try to rescue the girl after almost making a deal."

"Isn't that your natural state?"

"There's quite possibly an innocent explanation."

"She seemed pretty miserable. --Is there anything you can remember about what's going on?" he says to the proto-adventurers.

"Her husband died a little while ago."

"That's why we thought she was talking to Ethel, to deal with the..." he trails off.

"To kill the baby."

"We promised we'd help her, she just didn't believe that.  And, well." He gestures to the knives on their belts. "We're going to help her."

"...what do you know about Aunt Ethyl?"

"Look, she does make good potions, I'll give her that. But people keep going missing around her."

"I'm getting mixed reviews of this woman's power level. Are you guys planning to go in there with hunting knives and try to stab a magic user?"

"...yes." 

"She's our sister. We have to try." 

"Hey! Mustache man!" he yells. "What are you doing here?"

Moustachioed man arrives on scene! "Gandrel, pleasure to make your acquaintance. I'm on a hunt for some vampire spawn, and looking for some assistance." He gestures in the direction of the tea shop.

Shit.

"No vampire spawn here, just a witch who wants to do horrifying things to people's eyeballs."

"That does sound like Auntie Ethel. If you happen to find anyone by the name of Astarion, pale, elven," awkward gesture in the direction of Astarion, "not walking around the day time, I would appreciate knowing."

Shit shit shit fuck he's going to die.

...Astarion is very much walking around during the day time, but. Hmm.