Maybe it's good if Jeptha does not bathe. The village women won't be as inclined to go too close and perhaps his smell disguises him from those he hunts.
I would expect Beast's specialized abilities to be an asset in finding the source(s) of the night sounds. As to the soldier, James did well in reporting it and you did well in sending it. It would be insubordination if he did not perform his duties.
It is good to be generous, but peoples like this that I have known must be sure to understand that it is your generosity and not fear that compels you. If you show anything that can be interpreted as fear or you let down on a rule just the slightest, you will have trouble.
