You know, I just realized something. In my actual post, I mentioned that Gwen, Maire's thrall, went with the expedition. I didn't mention her in the list of resources Maire took with her, though. Considering how the expedition went, Gwen just dodged a bullet lol. It also doesn't make sense for Maire to leave her home unattended. I edited my post a wee bit to reflect this stupefying brilliance on my part :P