They soon learn that a whole season has passed since they departed; it is now summer in the Hinterlands. In that time Dorgan has established himself as master of the abbey and attracted a modest contingent approximately two dozen servitors and protectors. Dorgan's troop have made minor repairs and restablished the abbey's gardens; they seem modestly well supplied, for now.
Meanwhile, the township of Ket fall to a Goblin army perhaps a month ago. There are still men fighting guerilla campaign against the goblins in the field, but there is no force able to tackle the occupying army.