Gil was not surprised to find several of the scouts keeping watch on the makeshift holding tent that was currently where the black profiteer was being held. They were not letting this known criminal to get away or sneak even closer to whatever dangerous goods he might have nearby.
"Before entering, three daggers were removed, two were coated in poison. This merchant also carried several magic scrolls with offensive attacks. The reason there were no issues was due to the control skills used by the forest scout who recently joined our team."
This was something Gil knew about. The change in scouting teams was due to the current quest where Walker needed to find all of the bridges to the elemental planes. Since Gil had a hand in organizing the teams it made sense that he would know some of the elven scouts added to the groups.