Time was short. Winston and his group had left almost half a day ago; if they wanted to reach Thunder Valley before them, they would have to hurry. Guevara was meeting with the Chamber of Commerce, thus Han Jin didn't have time to inform him. Either way, Guevara couldn't accompany them all the way to the Tarasha Mountains since he had to return to assist Ronning's battle in a few days.
Because of the looming war, Han Jin told Sunier, Moxinke, and Cessacioun to stay in the city. Sunier was not very happy about it, but Han Jin had his reasons. Hogan and Alexandre were like water and oil, and Cessacioun and Moxinke might not have enough authority. Sunier was a different story though; they wouldn't dare disobey her orders.