Therer two broad groups That could brutalize those farmers. First, the pirates. Could wasn't the same as can though. Were those scums able to inflict themselves upon the farmers, it seems likely they could already have done so, but they hadn't. Ergo, the pirates were not an issue.
That left the Empire. Collan ran a mental map in his head. He didn't recall circling around Tzesent. Even had they done so, it was a simple issue to draw a line between their start and finish then send reconnaissance over the line to find any settlement for an interrogation.
Still...
"I think it'll depend on who's asking and what they're after," Collan noted after a minute of silence, "And the amount of effort it will take. I don't think my father would. He would likely want to know where I am now or will be. Where I was may be less important."
"All in all. They're probably safe."
