"Don't worry about me, gents" grunted the dwarf as he struggled to pull on bits of his armor. "If I run into trouble, I can swing my axe with or without armor. Go on ahead if you wish," he said with a huge smile. "If our shadow was from the group of thieves, they may be trying to distract us so that they can ransack our camp and find out what we know. I'll stay here and ensure that they don't have an easy time of it if they do come."
Soriun is ready to fight, even if he is not fully armored. His waraxe is within grasp, or is going to be very, very soon.
