In Moria they were fighting in the Chamber of Mazarbul, and Frodo's just been stabbed. They were saddened by his apparent death, but not panicked--the ring was still there and another could take it up as the new Ringbearer, as Sam did much later.

At Parth Galen, the Ringbearer has just disappeared, and the only one who knew where he was at the time or has any idea why he disappeared has clammed up about it. Frodo and the Ring could be anywhere nearby, easy pickings for a pack of orcs or whatnot--and they had reason to worry. They knew orcs patrolled the other side of the river at least, they thought Gollum may have followed their trail, and Aragorn had a sense of foreboding about a coming shadow and threat.

So at that point their mission (and the fate of Middle Earth itself) was in immediate danger of failing. It's no surprise that they scampered off into the forest in desperate pursuit of Frodo, without much thought to organizing their search.

In Moria they were fighting in the Chamber of Mazarbul, and Frodo's just been stabbed. They were saddened by his apparent death, but not panicked--the ring was still there and another could take it up as the new Ringbearer, as Sam did (briefly) much later.

At Parth Galen, the Ringbearer has just disappeared, and the only one who knew where he was at the time or has any idea why he disappeared has clammed up about it. Frodo and the Ring could be anywhere nearby, easy pickings for a pack of orcs or whatnot--and they had reason to worry. They knew orcs patrolled the other side of the river at least, they thought Gollum may have followed their trail, and Aragorn had a sense of foreboding about a coming shadow and threat.

So at that point their mission (and the fate of Middle Earth itself) was in immediate danger of failing. It's no surprise that they scampered off into the forest in desperate pursuit of Frodo, without much thought to organizing their search.

In Moria they were fighting in the Chamber of Mazarbul, and Frodo's just been stabbed. They were saddened by his apparent death, but not panicked--the ring was still there and another could take it up as the new Ringbearer, as Sam did much later.

At Parth Galen, the Ringbearer has just disappeared, and the only one who knew where he was at the time or has any idea why he disappeared has clammed up about it. Frodo and the Ring could be anywhere nearby, easy pickings for a pack of orcs or whatnot--and they had reason to worry. They knew orcs patrolled the other side of the river at least, they thought Gollum may have followed their trail, and Aragorn had a sense of foreboding about a coming shadow and threat.

So at that point their mission (and the fate of Middle Earth itself) was in immediate danger of failing. It's no surprise that they scampered off into the forest in desperate pursuit of Frodo, without much thought to organizing their search.

In Moria they were fighting in the Chamber of Mazarbul, and Frodo's just been stabbed. They were saddened by his apparent death, but not panicked--the ring was still there and another could take it up as the new Ringbearer, as Sam did much later.

At Parth Galen, the Ringbearer has just disappeared, and the only one who knew where he was at the time or has any idea why he disappeared has clammed up about it. Frodo and the Ring could be anywhere nearby, easy pickings for a pack of orcs or whatnot--and they had reason to worry. They knew orcs patrolled the other side of the river at least, they thought Gollum may have followed their trail, and Aragorn had a sense of foreboding about a coming shadow and threat.

So at that point their mission (and the fate of Middle Earth itself) was in immediate danger of failing. It's no surprise that they scampered off into the forest in desperate pursuit of Frodo, without much thought to organizing their search.