It doesn't hurt to ask, and I wouldn't mind a level bump before fighting bandits, or evil elementals or whatever is happening in the Scorched Grove. :)
sorry for the last few weeks. This has been a tough couple ones for me. My wife just got back to work (as a teacher) which usually means my schedule gets better and more consistent
I think he mentioned that we leveled up early compared to where we're meant to level up, so maybe this was the original place where we're supposed to hit level 2 lol.