After running for their lives, the party meets a friendly new merchant who they're sure to run into again and is recruited by the Zhentarim to guard a caravan and gets to slaughter bandits ( DM pity encounters to make them feel better about themselves).  Elgast has a bad night, Kuori sets a new record in kobold tossing, and Shi'thead discovers a new delicacy that rivals orc kidneys.