Saving the All Mother

We have in part accomplished the goals of Barnabus and Enna in rescuing the All Mother Head of the Church of Voltura in Malfort. Along the way we met some associates of Desmond Mantel. Sir Kolngold, Barbos, and their Ranger friend Estel., who was stalking us as we journeyed through the night. When we first met Sir Kolngold he was incredibly impatient as we and he did not know we were looking for each other. After learning this he at least in my opinion, seem a little too eager for us to aid him in his mission.
 
We eventually made our way to Huxfort where we met the curt and surly Superior? of Sir Kolngold, a dwarf by the name of Markus Barbos. I do not get a good feeling from this dwarf, and I feel like we are being used to accomplish his own means. However, as I am learning in the world outside the monastery, sometime you have to weigh the pros and cons of each situation and make the best decision you can with what information you have. In this case it was to accept his and Sir Kolngolds help in rescuing the All Mother. So we left in search of the All Mother.
 
During our travel we pushed on late into the evening, searching for the Ranger Estel. We did eventually find her stalking us like we were prey. Fortunately for us, I was able to turn her into the prey. I was pretty proud of my training. After making our initial greetings and exchanging information we were led to the location she had scouted out was the location where the All Mother was being held.
 
In all my studies, it is the smartest idea to know the battle field, especially if it is of your enemies choosing, however Barnabus believing his Goddess to be with him walked openly into the ruins without a hesitation. In shock at his boldness, I felt compelled to join him, without knowing everything. We did eventually encounter some resistance from the All Mothers Captors, and we did prevail. It was at this point where Sir Kolngold, Barbos, and Estel split from our party in search of the All Mother. They went one way and my companions and I made our way down another.
 
As luck would have it we found the All Mother in a foul cathedral to the horned god Mytor. When we found her she was atop the alter as if being offered as a sacrifice to the horned god. With some effort Willow and Barnabus were able to free her from the alter. But the her skin, and the fact that she was coughing up vile and blood has got me thinking and Vater was the one to put the thought to words, was that she might be inflicted with the corruption. There are those in my group who would strongly disagree, but I feel we need to keep an open mind to that possibility.
 
After freeing the All Mother we were making our way out when Sir Kolngold, Barbos, and Estel found us, claiming to have done battle with a group of the All Mothers Captors. It seems suspicious and very coincidental that they would turn up at the moment. When they were told of our plan they insisted we where no longer need and that they would be taking her somewhere safe. I believe that all of us do not trust these three and as such we demanded that we accompany her to this "safe location". It also seems very odd that we got through this with very little resistance, like we were almost allowed to escape.
 
I grow to trust my companions more and more. I do however at some point want to talk to Barnabus about what he was thinking about when he decided to walk in. I know that sometimes the best course of action is to take action, but I am not entirely positive that he is thinking clearly since there is someone close to him involved. I would also like to talk to Vater as he, like myself, is considering the possibility that the All mother has been infected with the corruption. It seems like a delicate matter with some of the rest of our companions but one that we must at the very least consider as a possibility, espcially since her rescue was rather easy...