I'm half expecting these guys to be some sort of ambush squad and we got lucky catching them in the middle of lunch. The group is too big to be a scouting party even if most of them are kobolds, and I don't know why a scouting party would be behind the army, presumably if we're going after the bad guys. I'm slightly worried that the ones who run away aren't just going to come back, but bring reinforcements.

By the way, someone save that chicken!