Pries just couldn't understand why Fran didn't continue the pursuit after attacking the airship, only speculating that Fran encountered other troubles.
He never considered that Herag's side could have finished off Fran, never entertained that possibility.
Herag asked, "So what did you tell the Eye of the Storm?"
"What else could we say? Let them figure it out themselves. If people ran into the pollution zone and disappeared, who can they blame? Besides, it's very likely he was the one who attacked the airship, so they're already lucky we haven't settled that score with them," Pries said.
The Eye of the Storm has only raised doubts but lacks evidence that Serlandir's people did anything to Fran.
In fact, it's quite normal for a Level 3 Wizard to wander around occasionally; it's just that he hasn't gone missing like this before.
