SpoilerI'd like to see Guardsman's reaction since he rolled highest, but if you guys don't want to wait, feel free to drag him along. In the meantime, your conversation seems to have allowed the hidden beings to make listen checks of their own...
There is no more noise from the North now, and for a moment, everything is stock still. In fact, it is too still.
SpoilerKian rolls a 21 nature check
There are no birds or animals nearby, even though the breed of bush nearest to the road is known to Kian as very hospitable to wildlife. The only reason Kian can conceive for their to be no animals present is if those bushes are a very recent addition to these woods.