Where possible, Alala had helped out during the 'looting' phase (while keeping her distance from the sword). By the time they'd finished, the Silence spell had worn off, so she could talk and hear again, yay!

...Sadly, she can't help out much with examining the gem (it just looks like non-slave stuff to her, after all, she's never even owned jewellery before). Likewise, while she can look at the map fragment (and does), she really hasn't got anything to add to the conversation. She knows what maps are, sure, but she's never gotten to use one before (and consequently has no idea how to use one, or even how atypical this one might be...)