The barbarians at the camp naturally responded with armed force when Zach suddenly appeared without their scouts alerting them. They didn't lower their guard even when Zach and his maids raised their hands and said they only wanted to talk.
It was only when Zach and his maids were bound to posts in the center of the camp that the barbarians relaxed slightly and stopped pointing drawn bows and sharp swords at them.
Of course, if Zach and his maids wanted to, breaking out of the ropes would not be an issue. But since they weren't there to cause trouble, they just let it be as the barbarians watched them from a distance while waiting to hear from their scouts.
It was first when the scouts returned alive and reported that there was not so much as a hint of enemy troops nearby that a few of the barbarians walked up to Zach without a weapon in hand.
