Tip!
Use minor illusion to make them walk to an empty vision spot, go into timed turn mode, quicksave, pick pocket, success! Map -> camp, wait, return from camp to the spot.
HOWEVER I have noticed in the new patch that people in the druid area - both blacksmith and hobbit - even if you vanish INSTANTLY can set an aggro status on you permanently (this is regardless of the map travel thing, theyll aggro you from across the map). So, between quicksaves run into the tiefling pit and make sure the guards dont murder you.