In Mangrove Marsh when you are trying to talk to Techoatl Redsmoke the Smoking Mirror Scouts almost always pull you into a battle and it's really annoying. Also trying to talk to Ponce de Gibbon in Saltmeadow Swamp is really hard too. Has anyone else been experiencing this problem?
You should time it perfectly and then run to where the NPC is. If you still get caught, then run as fast as you can after the battle ends. I would also mark where these guys are to make things a little easy.