Hide and wait for whoever started the fire.

Since the fire is here to attract attention, it could be a trap or a call for help. You decide it's best to find out. you find some nearby brush, checking it for anyone lying in wait, but find nothing, settling into it to watch for someone to approach. You wait a long while, uncomfortably leaning against a rock as you stare between leaves.

You start to get a bit comfortable and tired, almost thinking you'll fall asleep right there by the time you sense someone approaching. You see Alice bringing a pile of leaves back to the fire. As you emerge to greet her she fumbles, seemingly unable to decide between cowering to the ground and taking a guarded position, leaving her kneeling and holding her empty hands as if she had a sword and shield.

"Gwen! It's you! There was nothing but empty forest everywhere, there was nobody, I didn't know what to do!"

Your inexperienced peer shouts as she moves in to hug you, seeming a bit overwhelmed by the situation.

"So then you haven't seen Crawford." You gather out loud, to which Alice shakes her head.