This was bad news.
If Daron's ship did not reach King's Landing until more than half a month later, they would definitely not be able to get it back.
By then, Veld and the others would already have submitted complete evidence of the matter to the Iron Throne.
King Robert Baratheon, who had grown increasingly narrow-minded with age, would certainly take swift, thunderous action against the two traitorous families at a time when he was extremely insecure following the death of his foster father, Jon Arryn.
By then, Daron's White Mouth, flying the Grafton family's burning tower banner, would probably not even be allowed into King's Landing's harbor before the Royal Fleet rushed out to seize it.
This was a huge loss for Ian. According to Daron, the White Mouth could sail as far as Volantis. A ship like that was worth no less than 1,000 Gold Dragons.
Of course, there was an upside as well. Once Daron lost all his power, he would be completely under Ian's control.
Ian immediately arranged for Roar to take him to Duskendale and told them to wait there until he had dealt with the matters at hand, after which he would come find them.
Next, as agreed, Ian accepted the allegiance of Dorian, the new Black Falcon who had captured Taman Village, seized the remaining half of the "spoils" there, and returned to the Black Falcon Mercenaries' castle headquarters.
He also adjusted his status, adding the 3 Attribute Points he had gained through The Truth of Black Falcon's Death to willpower.
Ian: Strength 27, Agility 24, willpower 6 Skills: Etiquette Basics, Common Tongue Literacy Basics, Swordsmanship Advanced, Riding Advanced, Lance Intermediate Attribute Points: 0 Skill Points: 0 Points: 25
Afterward, Ian summoned Dorian