[1.2.5] Abandoned escort glitch

[Achievement:BugFound]

I entered level 8 of Dreadfell, and was given an escort quest. I refused the quest (I am training myself to skip these).
Then, upon seeing the number of enemies, I desired to return to level 7 to turn on my shielding rune before returning to level 8. I returned to level 7 without moving on level 8. Lo and behold, I got another (the same?) escort quest on level 7 (it was a worried loremaster both times, both show up in the Quest Log). I don't remember if level 7 previously had an escort quest the first time I was there, but i don't think it did.

Upon looking at the save files:

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engine.Quest-0x432d79f0:d["name"]="Escort: lost sun paladin (level 3 of Trollmire)"
engine.Quest-0x47d67578:d["name"]="Escort: lost sun paladin (level 3 of Trollmire)"
engine.Quest-0x454bd618:d["name"]="Escort: repented thief (level 1 of Old Forest)"
engine.Quest-0x45e17cf8:d["name"]="Escort: repented thief (level 1 of Old Forest)"
engine.Quest-0x465cbfa0:d["name"]="Escort: repented thief (level 4 of Old Forest)"
engine.Quest-0x47d675f0:d["name"]="Escort: repented thief (level 4 of Old Forest)"
engine.Quest-0x45c419f0:d["name"]="Escort: temporal explorer (level 1 of Daikara)"
engine.Quest-0x468e6ea0:d["name"]="Escort: temporal explorer (level 1 of Daikara)"
engine.Quest-0x464b8bd0:d["name"]="Escort: lost anorithil (level 2 of Daikara)"
engine.Quest-0x4723db78:d["name"]="Escort: lost anorithil (level 2 of Daikara)"
engine.Quest-0x4657db40:d["name"]="Escort: injured seer (level 4 of Dreadfell)"
engine.Quest-0x451f8500:d["name"]="Escort: injured seer (level 4 of Dreadfell)"
engine.Quest-0x488add80:d["name"]="Escort: lost anorithil (level 5 of Dreadfell)"
engine.Quest-0x47c172c0:d["name"]="Escort: lost anorithil (level 5 of Dreadfell)"
engine.Quest-0x4657dc08:d["name"]="Escort: worried loremaster (level 7 of Dreadfell)"
engine.Quest-0x47d67618:d["name"]="Escort: worried loremaster (level 8 of Dreadfell)"

There is a definitely anomaly with level 7/8 in Dreadfell.
Furthermore, I did not (yet) get the "BadDriver" achievement, so one more escort quest should remain?

[stinkstink]

The floors that have escort quests are preset at character generation and require a minimum amount of space from the entrance of the level to spawn. Closed doors can prevent them from spawning the first time you enter a map, so on occasion you'll find escorts upon returning to levels you've opened a bunch of doors in.

[Achievement:BugFound]

I agree that it seems that Dreadfell Lvl 7 escort simply did not spawn the first time I was there. The room in question (stairs from Lvl 6) was 3x6 with a single closed door. Furthermore, the worried loremasters of Lvl 7 and 8 had different names. The only item is left is why I didn't get the Bad Driver achievement -- I guess ESCORT_LOST is not triggered by abandonment?