Yuck..due to the pursuer's slowness, if Solace doesn't manage to hide from the creature then the rest of the party will be a long way in front when it spots her. Either we should stop a short distance ahead, in which case we're forced into fighting single file, or keep going until the passageway widens slightly, *then* send Solace back to hide. Thoughts?
After the most recent spate of events (the wind and groaning), it looks like the majority of you favor moving on. I'll pause here (have to anyway, because work) to see if anything in particular shakes out before I forward the thread. Just after lunch, maybe.