Apparently, whatever Ralph saw, Tony had seen as well. They both went outside, trying to see what it was. Ralph couldn't see anything, but he knew that something was out here. He kept his guard up, ready to attack if something jumped out at them. Tony was calling out to whoever was out there. Hopefully they'd reveal themselves.
A large panther-like creature jumped down from one of the trees. Ralph had a fireball ready, but quickly extinguished it when the panther told them he was friendly.
"Thank god. For a moment, I thought we were about to get into another fight." Ralph said. "We're setting up a shelter in that cave back there. You can join us, if you like."
This guy seemed like he could be trusted. If he wanted to do something, he'd have done it already.
"I'm Ralph, by the way, and this is Tony. We've got a couple more people up in the cave."