You look around the scene for clues and find something you couldn't have seen before: Ahead of you, you see a trail of footprints leading to the south. From the look of them, someone just left in that direction. From what you've heard, the town of Moonbrook lies in that direction. Whoever left in that direction may or may not have been headed there, who knows why, but it might be worth a check, given the hostility of some of the people here.
Follow the trail of footprints to the south. Report this to Laine. Maybe he knows somewhere better you could go while he takes care of this.