Garold blurts out, "Slow down guys! We're not even sure we are alone now. If two or three of us split up now, they will be easier targets. If whoever shot this poor bloke thought they could take us together, they would have tried already.
"If we split up, we'll make their job easier.
"We have to keep together to prevent being picked off independently! Shoot thats how we took down the orc raiders, divide and conquer. This guy doesn't look too heavy, I say we carry him to the Rathaus and report it then. I can carry him."