He Truly Does

No one knew what happened to Frandin's group after the Imperial Guardians got involved. For the Portin Clan, they thought that Fandin and the others were probably captured even though they didn't know why. The Asume Clan was also informed by the Imperial Guardians that they would be looking into Frandin's case.

However, the fact was that no one knew for sure if there really was a problem with Frandin's group or not. The fact that they got no other news from them was also a reason for them to not hastily jump to conclusions.