Swamped

You decide that trying to persuade someone uncooperative is a good deal safer than trying to deal with the matters that would arise from having a conversation with yourself.

You left her tied up on a muckbeast in a warehouse, with an identical-looking woman frozen in time. And from what the lizard was able to translate, the beast was apparently supposed to meet with someone.

Well, the easiest place to start is the warehouse. Even if the beast left, you can try to pick up its trail.

But that requires getting to the warehouse. And it quickly becomes clear that won't be easy. There's a group with masks marching through the street up ahead, all carrying weapons. While you might be able to bluff, if it doesn't work you'll be in a lot of trouble. And how many more of them are there along the way? You can't be sure that taking another route won't just lead you into another group.

May as well figure out a way of dealing with this one, then. Looking more closely, the first thing you notice is that the group seems to be protecting two people in the middle. Two people who seem to be carrying something.