Karl headed for the other group, just in case someone came for them as well.
It sounded like Lord Bomgon has asked the mercenaries to target Karl in particular, and not just his entire group. They had mentioned getting him away from his beasts and the Dragon Clerics, which did make it sound like they were not the target of the mission.
He found them waiting near the final group that they had selected for the day, a group of Monarch Ranked Gnolls led by a single Totem Ranked Chimera.
It was an odd combination, for sure. But they were likely to have originally been part of a larger monster spawn with multiple monster types in it, as many dungeons had.
But when Karl approached, the Chimera simply turned and fled.
