They can be found in one of the houses near the collapsed bridge, before entering the cave. (I think you can go back to find them until you rescue the blacksmith, at which point they return to the Quiet Meadow on their own.)
Is this before the cliffside cave? I'm not sure where the houses are
Yea, theres two buildings next to the bridge thats to the right of the cliffside cave, the one on the right is the one with Jaler and his crew.