@TotallyNotT3mmie i agree the logic isn't that tight. but i can at least answer one of your points.
the soldiers the king ordered shouldn't have arrived yet (the fastest horses). the other guy said some of the remaining soldiers were already working on revenge. so there should be a big/strong group coming and this act are from the ones that came debt collecting before and have been here since then.
so if that is right there is a possibility that mc will even miss the stronger group and when he comes back the village is destroyed. drama time, cries, and all that stuff, but them happy traveling time.
the timetable is a bit weird tho, i do agree, even if they are the group that was already there, since they shouldn't act before receiving orders directly about what to do. but if we really gonna be picky, that wouldn't be the only thing, lol, i consider this onea lightweight read (lose and a bit shallow, where we shouldn't take everything too serious).