They're certainly thinning. As soon as it became obvious there would be no execution, they cleared the 'stage,' so to speak, and have been laying low since then. I didn't want to wander too close to the docks, but... I imagine they'll be taking the ship back shortly.

[ the sooner the better in Abel's mind. there's no need for them to linger and risk the people's ire after this failed spectacle. ]